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who had previously bought Western Canada Power in 1921. In November 1930, the dam was inaugurated and local businessmen and politicians celebrated by dining in its powerhouse. Only two generators were operational at first and the third was added in 1950. The first superintendent of Stave Falls Dam
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Ruskin Dam is a 59.4 m (195 ft) tall and 110 m (361 ft) long concrete gravity type. The dam creates a reservoir (Hayward Lake) with a 42,000,000 m (34,050 acre⋅ft) capacity and 3 km (741 acres) surface area. The dam sits at the outlet of a 953 km
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on the western shore of Stave Lake approximately 8 km north of Stave Dam. Water released from Stave Falls Dam flows into Hayward Lake and is used by the Ruskin Dam for power generation.
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via 1,067 m (3,501 ft) long tunnel connecting intakes at the northern end of Alouette Lake and Stave Lake. At the end of the tunnel is a penstock which feeds the 8 MW
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which has an installed capacity of 90 MW. Supplementing Stave Lake is small amount of water from Alouette Lake which is created by the
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800 million upgrade. The project includes replacing the generators, reinforcing the right bank of the dam, upgrading the intake and
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Ruskin Dam was constructed along with the Western Canada Power Company's hydroelectric development of the Stave Valley.
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Ruskin Dam is part of the Alouette-Stave Falls-Ruskin Hydroelectric Complex. Upstream of the dam is the
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Beginning in 2012 and continuing until 2018, the dam and its facilities are expected to undergo an
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was the namesake for Hayward Lake. In 1961, when the provincial government took over the
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Fish versus power: an environmental history of the Fraser River
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Ruskin page, Maple Ridge Museum and Community Archives website
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and the reservoir extends 5.6 km (3 mi). The dam's
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Flickr gallery "Ruskin", Maple Ridge Community Association
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from the company offices on the west side of the river.
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Ruskin Dam

Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse is located in British Columbia
Ruskin, British Columbia
49°11′45″N 122°24′27″W / 49.19583°N 122.40750°W / 49.19583; -122.40750
BC Hydro
Stave River
Hayward Lake
Catchment area
BC Hydro
Turbines
Francis-type
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MW
Annual generation
GWh
gravity dam
Stave River
Ruskin, British Columbia
hydroelectric
Hayward Lake
Stave Falls Dam
Alouette Dam
British Columbia Electric Railway
BC Electric Company
Crown corporation
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penstocks
spillway
switchyard

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