Saskatchewan Water Security Agency

The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (before 2013, the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority) is an arm's length organization responsible for the management of water resources to ensure safe drinking water sources and reliable water supplies for economic, environmental, and social benefits in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Agency is a Treasury Board Crown Corporation administered by a board of directors appointed by the provincial government. Water Security Agency is located in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada and is part of the Water, Sewage and Other Systems Industry. Water Security Agency has 320.5 full time equivalent employees across all of its locations.

The Agency

  • operates dams and related facilities,
  • maintains an inventory of the quantity and quality of ground and surface water,
  • administers the allocation of water,
  • regulates and controls the flow of rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and other bodies of water,
  • represents the provincial government when negotiating interprovincial and international water agreements,
  • regulates water works and drainage works,
  • develops flood forecasting and identify flood susceptible areas,
  • promotes the efficient use of water for environmental and socio-economic benefits,
  • develops watershed studies and research,
  • protects watersheds, including ecosystems, erosion control, waterfowl conservation and fish habitats,
  • manages the Saskatchewan Safe Drinking Water Strategy

Dams, weirs, and reservoirs operated by the agency

The following is a list of dams, weirs, and reservoirs operated by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency:[1]

Name LSD Coordinates Dam height (m) Year built Notes
Avonlea Dam 18-12-22 W2 49°59′23″N 105°00′12″W / 49.9897°N 105.0033°W / 49.9897; -105.0033 16.6 1964 Upgraded in 2003
Blackstrap North Dam 21-33-03 W3 51°50′48″N 106°22′58″W / 51.8467°N 106.3829°W / 51.8467; -106.3829 10.4 1967 Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project
Blackstrap South Dam 11-32-04 W3 51°43′48″N 106°28′27″W / 51.7301°N 106.4741°W / 51.7301; -106.4741 7.9 1967 Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project
Bradwell East Dam 23-34-02 W3 51°55′44″N 106°10′29″W / 51.9289°N 106.1747°W / 51.9289; -106.1747 5.8 1967 Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project
Bradwell West Dam 15-34-02 W3 51°55′30″N 106°12′27″W / 51.9251°N 106.2076°W / 51.9251; -106.2076 3.7 1967 Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project
Brightwater Creek Dam 32-30-04 W3 51°36′52″N 106°32′09″W / 51.6144°N 106.5358°W / 51.6144; -106.5358 14.0 1967 Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project
Broderick North Dam 14-29-07 W3 51°28′33″N 106°53′10″W / 51.4759°N 106.8862°W / 51.4759; -106.8862 6.5 1967 Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project
Broderick West Dam 09-29-07 W3 51°27′34″N 106°54′56″W / 51.4595°N 106.9155°W / 51.4595; -106.9155 8.8 1967 Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project
Buffalo Pound Dam 35-18-25 W2 50°34′20″N 105°19′53″W / 50.5721°N 105.3313°W / 50.5721; -105.3313 5.7 1939 Upgraded in 2000
Candle Lake Dam 23-55-22 W2 53°46′03″N 105°09′40″W / 53.7674°N 105.1611°W / 53.7674; -105.1611 3.4 1979
Chicken Lake Dam 24-76-01 W2 55°36′04″N 102°01′08″W / 55.6011°N 102.0189°W / 55.6011; -102.0189 2.4 1929 Upgraded in 1993
Cowan Lake Dam 16-60-10 W3 54°11′37″N 107°27′00″W / 54.1935°N 107.4501°W / 54.1935; -107.4501 4.2 1937 Upgraded in 1971
Craven Dam SW-24-20-21-W2M 50°42′23″N 104°48′00″W / 50.7063°N 104.8001°W / 50.7063; -104.8001 4.9 1943 Regulates water flows on the Qu'Appelle River. It was upgraded in 2003
Crooked Lake Dam SW-08-19A-05-W2M 50°35′15″N 102°39′54″W / 50.5875°N 102.6650°W / 50.5875; -102.6650 3.5 1941
Darmody Dam 08-20-02 W3 50°40′36″N 106°14′17″W / 50.6766°N 106.2381°W / 50.6766; -106.2381 9.9 1929
Dellwood Brook Dam 34-32-24 W2 51°47′20″N 105°19′20″W / 51.7889°N 105.3223°W / 51.7889; -105.3223 9.4 1967 Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project
Duncairn Dam 50°04′27″N 108°02′46″W / 50.0743°N 108.0462°W / 50.0743; -108.0462 19 1942
Echo Lake Dam NW-07-21-13-W2M 50°46′18″N 103°47′52″W / 50.7717°N 103.7979°W / 50.7717; -103.7979 4 1942
Esterhazy Dam 33-19-01 W2 50°40′44″N 102°05′17″W / 50.6789°N 102.0880°W / 50.6789; -102.0880 7.9 1968 Built on Kaposvar Creek north of Esterhazy
Five Mile Dam 10-16-26 W2 50°19′39″N 105°30′26″W / 50.3275°N 105.5071°W / 50.3275; -105.5071 2.7 1922 Built on the Moose Jaw River upstream from Moose Jaw
Gardiner Dam 01-27-07 W3 51°16′00″N 106°52′02″W / 51.2667°N 106.8673°W / 51.2667; -106.8673 64 1967 Water source (Lake Diefenbaker) for the South Saskatchewan River Project
Grant Devine Dam 33-03-02-W2 49°15′32″N 102°13′51″W / 49.2588°N 102.2307°W / 49.2588; -102.2307 42 1995 Formally known as Alameda Dam. Built in conjunction with Rafferty Dam
Hugonard Dam 11-21-13 W2 50°46′07″N 103°42′06″W / 50.7685°N 103.7017°W / 50.7685; -103.7017 11.9 1957
Katepwa Dam 27-19-12 W2 50°39′46″N 103°36′10″W / 50.6627°N 103.6029°W / 50.6627; -103.6029 5 1957 Upgraded in 2005
Kingsway Dam 29-16-26 W2 50°23′21″N 105°30′07″W / 50.3893°N 105.5019°W / 50.3893; -105.5019 5 1948 Built on the Moose Jaw River in the city of Moose Jaw. It was upgraded in 1985 and underwent repairs after unprecedented flooding in 2010 and 2011.[2]
Kipahigan Lake Dam 16-75-01 W2 55°30′19″N 102°05′25″W / 55.5054°N 102.0904°W / 55.5054; -102.0904 2.8 1985
Lac la Plonge Dam 21-71-10 W3 55°09′40″N 107°30′33″W / 55.1611°N 107.5092°W / 55.1611; -107.5092 1.7 1985
Lac la Ronge Dam 26-73-17 W2 55°20′09″N 104°32′05″W / 55.3358°N 104.5346°W / 55.3358; -104.5346 3.7 1966 Upgraded in 2007
Makwa Lake Control 11-59-22 W3 54°04′56″N 109°12′04″W / 54.0822°N 109.2012°W / 54.0822; -109.2012 3.1 1965 Upgraded in 2010
Moose Mountain Dam 09-11-08 W2 49°53′28″N 103°01′55″W / 49.8911°N 103.0319°W / 49.8911; -103.0319 5.7 1937 Upgraded in 2012
Moosomin Dam NW 29-12-31 W1 50°02′52″N 101°41′26″W / 50.0478°N 101.6905°W / 50.0478; -101.6905 13.5 1954 Upgraded in 2024[3]
Northminster Effuent Reservoir 19-51-27 W3 53°25′15″N 109°57′48″W / 53.4209°N 109.9632°W / 53.4209; -109.9632 25.3 1988
Opuntia Lake Control 19-32-18 W3 51°45′43″N 108°32′47″W / 51.7619°N 108.5464°W / 51.7619; -108.5464 2.1 1948 Upgraded in 1971
Pike Lake Water Supply 09-34-06 W3 51°54′07″N 106°47′32″W / 51.9019°N 106.7921°W / 51.9019; -106.7921 1.5 1948 Upgraded in 1999
Qu'Appelle River Dam 25-23-04 W3 50°59′16″N 106°25′43″W / 50.9879°N 106.4285°W / 50.9879; -106.4285 27.4 1967
Rafferty Dam 25-02-09 W2 49°09′08″N 103°05′22″W / 49.1522°N 103.0894°W / 49.1522; -103.0894 20.5 1991 Built in conjunction with Grant Devine Dam
Rafferty R3-2 Closure Dam 34-04-12-W2 49°20′36″N 103°32′06″W / 49.3434°N 103.5351°W / 49.3434; -103.5351 12.1 1991 Built in conjunction with Rafferty Dam to contain McDonald Lake
Rafferty R4-1 Closure Dam 08-05-12-W2 49°22′18″N 103°34′50″W / 49.3717°N 103.5805°W / 49.3717; -103.5805 10.3 1991 Built in conjunction with Rafferty Dam to contain McDonald Lake
Round Lake Dam 18-39-10 W2 52°21′28″N 103°25′27″W / 52.3578°N 103.4242°W / 52.3578; -103.4242 2 1941 Upgraded in 1973 and 2000
Scott Dam 11-39-20 W3 52°20′47″N 108°46′38″W / 52.3465°N 108.7771°W / 52.3465; -108.7771 14.5 1929 Upgraded in 2001
Spruce River Dam 13-54-01 W3 53°39′59″N 106°00′31″W / 53.6663°N 106.0085°W / 53.6663; -106.0085 6.1 1960
Star City Dam 29-44-18 W2 52°48′47″N 104°34′11″W / 52.8131°N 104.5696°W / 52.8131; -104.5696 11.7 1967 Built on Melfort Creek upstream from Melfort. Upgraded in 1995
Stelcam Weir 19-15-24 W2 50°16′20″N 105°18′19″W / 50.2722°N 105.3052°W / 50.2722; -105.3052 3 1912 Built on Moose Jaw River upstream from Moose Jaw. It was upgraded in 2002
Summercove Dam 28-04-08 W3 49°19′40″N 107°02′12″W / 49.3278°N 107.0367°W / 49.3278; -107.0367 8.5 1949 Upgraded c. 1965
Tee-Pee Creek Dam 18-46-03 W2 52°58′07″N 102°25′40″W / 52.9687°N 102.4279°W / 52.9687; -102.4279 3 1950 Upgraded in 1978
Theodore Dam 19-28-06 W2 51°26′33″N 102°50′18″W / 51.4426°N 102.8382°W / 51.4426; -102.8382 14.6 1964
Wascana Lake Weir 13-17-20 W2 50°26′10″N 104°37′05″W / 50.4362°N 104.6181°W / 50.4362; -104.6181 2.4 1910 Upgrades c. 1973
West Poplar Dam 11-03-04 W3 49°11′26″N 106°26′29″W / 49.1906°N 106.4415°W / 49.1906; -106.4415 9.9 1957
Woody Lake Weir 27-40-30 W1 52°27′56″N 101°41′28″W / 52.4655°N 101.6911°W / 52.4655; -101.6911 2.6 1978 Controls the outflow of Woody Lake. Upgraded in 1998
Valeport Dam SE33-20-21-W2M 50°43′45″N 104°51′36″W / 50.7292°N 104.8601°W / 50.7292; -104.8601 3.7 1939 Upgraded in 1958
Zelma Dam 23-33-28 W2 51°50′33″N 105°51′06″W / 51.8424°N 105.8516°W / 51.8424; -105.8516 9.1 1967 Part of the South Saskatchewan River Project

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dams and Reservoirs". wsask. Water Security Agency. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Kingsway Dam Rehabilitation Complete". Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ Kiedrowski, Ryan. "$8.8 million Moosomin Dam rehab on schedule". Moosomin.com. Moosomin Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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