John Hart Dam

John Hart Dam
Location within British Columbia
Official name John Hart Generating Station
Location Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 50°02′23″N 125°20′03″W / 50.03972°N 125.33417°W / 50.03972; -125.33417Coordinates: 50°02′23″N 125°20′03″W / 50.03972°N 125.33417°W / 50.03972; -125.33417
Opening date 1947
Reservoir
Creates John Hart Lake
Power Station
Operator(s) BC Hydro
Turbines 6
Installed capacity 126 MW (max.)

On Vancouver Island's Campbell River there is Strathcona Dam and Ladore dam, followed by John Hart Lake which is the site of the John Hart Dam. The river then flows over Elk Falls, passes beneath the powerhouse and finally through the city of Campbell River and into the ocean.

Powerhouse

The BC Power Commission built the first powerhouse in 1947, it houses six turbine-generator units for a total capacity of 126 MW.[1]

Powerhouse Replacement

Due to seismic risks, a 68-year-old facility and lower than optimal power generation, in 2014 contracts were awarded to SNC-Lavalin to build a powerhouse and two new 2 km long, six meter penstocks.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The 1.1 billion dollar project is expected to be complete in 2018.[8][9][10] The new powerhouse will have a slightly larger capacity at 132.2 megawatts.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "John Hart". www.bchydro.com.
  2. ↑ "John Hart project team battled poor weather - Campbell River Mirror". 2 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project - SNC-Lavalin". www.snclavalin.com.
  4. ↑ "BC Hydro upgrading the John Hart power station on Vancouver Island - Watch News Videos Online". Global News.
  5. ↑ Kines, Lindsay. "Tunnelling problems delay Hart dam project".
  6. ↑ "John Hart Generating Station Replacement". www.bchydro.com.
  7. ↑ Mines, Energy and. "Construction begins on John Hart project: largest hydroelectric project in decades - BC Gov News". news.gov.bc.ca.
  8. ↑ "Project Overview - Major Projects". cr.majorprojects.ca.
  9. ↑ "John Hart: Schedule and activities". www.bchydro.com.
  10. ↑ "BC Hydro completes construction on billion-dollar cavern for new generating station".
  11. ↑ http://www.bchydro.com/content/dam/BCHydro/customer-portal/documents/projects/john-hart/bc-hydro-signs-major-contract-john-hart-project.pdf


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