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electrical generation infrastructure. It is also one of the main reservoirs for the Greater Vancouver Water District. BC Hydro has released a new document in March 2018 that addresses emergency preparedness and outlines the areas effected should the dam fail as a result of an extreme earthquake
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by five feet, was begun in April 1904, and completed in 1905. It was built to protect the water supply to powerhouses on
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The first Coquitlam Dam, built to raise the water level of
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Coquitlam
British Columbia
49°21′14″N 122°46′37″W / 49.35389°N 122.77694°W / 49.35389; -122.77694
BC Hydro
Coquitlam River
Coquitlam Lake
embankment dam
Coquitlam River
Coquitlam
British Columbia
Buntzen Lake
BC Hydro's
Coquitlam Lake
Indian Arm
Buntzen Lake
New Westminster
Port Moody-Coquitlam Railway
Coquitlam River and Buntzen Lake Watersheds
Archived
Wayback Machine
"Coquitlam Dam Emergency Flood Map"


Coquitlam Watershed History
Archived
Wayback Machine
Coquitlam Dam Seismic Upgrade
Archived
Wayback Machine
Aerial image of dam, BC Hydro

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