Smallwood Reservoir
Reservoir in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Smallwood Reservoir is the reservoir created for the Churchill Falls Generating Station in the western part of Labrador, Canada. Unlike other reservoirs, water is contained not by a single large dam, but by a series of 88 dikes that total 64 km (40 mi) in length in the drainage area of the Churchill River.[2] It is named in honour of Joey Smallwood, the first premier of Newfoundland.
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Location | Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
Coordinates | 54°6′N 64°25′W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary outflows | Churchill River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 6,527 km2 (2,520 sq mi) |
Water volume | 32.64 km3 (26,460,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
References | [1] |
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With an area of 6,527 km2 (2,520 sq mi), is the largest body of freshwater in the province and the fifth-largest reservoir in the world in terms of surface area.