Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | City of Nanaimo. 2013. Dam safety management program. City of Nanaimo. |
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| Organization | City of Nanaimo |
| URL | https://www.nanaimo.ca/assets/Departments/Engineering~Public~Works/Water~Supply/Publications~and~Forms/DamSafetyManagementProgramFeb2013.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The City’s Water Resources and Water Supply Operations staff are responsible for managing and maintaining nine (9) dams. Most of these dams are located in the south west end of the City, other than Jump Creek and South Fork dams which are located approximately 27km and 21km south west the City respectively. • Jump Creek dam • South Fork dam • Reservoir No.1 dam • Westwood Lake dam • Upper Chase River dam • Middle Chase River dam • Lower Chase River dam • (Old) Harewood Lake dam • Wichcraft (McGarrigle) Lake dam Jump Creek, South Fork and Reservoir #1 dams are part of the City’s potable water supply system. All the remaining dams are a legacy of early collieries or power generating operations. The water bodies created by the rest of these dams are within the City of Nanaimo or the Regional District of Nanaimo park areas and are used for recreational purposes. dam, flood, risk, hazard |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Vancouver Island South |
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| Project status | complete |
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