Dams and Reservoirs
The Water Security Agency regulates the operation of all water control structures in the province with the objective of maximizing benefits to Saskatchewan residents.
The Water Security Agency operates 72 dams in Saskatchewan including nine major dams: Gardiner, Qu’Appelle, Rafferty, Grant Devine, Duncairn, Lafleche, Eastend, Val Marie and West Val Marie.
We will be updating the following list to include dams recently transferred to WSA from the federal government.
| Dams | Location | Dam Height in Meters | Reservoir Capacity in Cubic Decametres | Year of Construction | Year of Upgrade or Expansion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonlea Dam | 18-12-22 W2 | 16.6 | 7,400 | 1964 | 2003 |
| Blackstrap North Dam | 21-33-03 W3 | 10.4 | 61,650 | 1967 | |
| Blackstrap South Dam | 11-32-04 W3 | 7.9 | 61,500 | 1967 | |
| Bradwell East Dam | 23-34-02 W3 | 5.8 | 4,440 | 1967 | |
| Bradwell West Dam | 15-34-02 W3 | 3.7 | 4,440 | 1967 | |
| Brightwater Creek Dam | 32-30-04 W3 | 14.0 | 12,631 | 1967 | |
| Broderick North Dam | 14-29-07 W3 | 6.5 | 16,035 | 1967 | |
| Broderick West Dam | 09-29-07 W3 | 8.8 | 16,035 | 1967 | |
| Buffalo Pound Dam | 35-18-25 W2 | 5.7 | 91,987 | 1939 | 2000 |
| Candle Lake | 23-55-22 W2 | 3.4 | 185,000 | 1979 | |
| Chicken Lake Dam | 24-76-01 W2 | 2.4 | 1929 | 1993 | |
| Cowan Lake Dam | 16-60-10 W3 | 4.2 | 40,334 | 1937 | 1971 |
| Craven Dam | SW-24-20-21-W2M | 4.9 | N/A | 1943 | 2003 |
| Crooked Lake Dam | SW-08-19A-05-W2M | 3.5 | 119,000 | 1941 | |
| Darmody Dam | 08-20-02 W3 | 9.9 | 375 | 1929 | |
| Dellwood Brook Dam | 34-32-24 W2 | 9.4 | 5,674 | 1967 | |
| Echo Lake Dam | NW-07-21-13-W2M | 4.0 | 242,000 | 1942 | |
| Esterhazy Dam | 33-19-01 W2 | 7.9 | 2,899 | 1968 | |
| Five Mile Dam | 10-16-26 W2 | 2.7 | 409 | 1922 | 1985 |
| Gardiner Dam | 01-27-07 W3 | 64.0 | 9,400,000 | 1967 | |
| Grant Devine Dam | 33-03-02-W2 | 42.0 | 105,000 | 1995 | |
| Hugonard Dam | 11-21-13 W2 | 11.9 | 172 | 1957 | |
| Katepwa Dam | 27-19-12 W2 | 5.0 | 229,431 | 1957 | 2005 |
| Kingsway Dam | 29-16-26 W2 | 5.0 | 160 | 1948 | 1985 |
| Kipahigan Lake Dam | 16-75-01 W2 | 2.8 | 1985 | ||
| Lac la Plonge Dam | 21-71-10 W3 | 1.7 | 1985 | ||
| Lac la Ronge Dam | 26-73-17 W2 | 3.7 | 1966 | 2007 | |
| Makwa Lake Control | 11-59-22 W3 | 3.1 | 1965 | 2010 | |
| Moose Mountain Dam | 09-11-08 W2 | 5.7 | 11,535 | 1937 | 2012 |
| Northminster Effluent Reservoir | 19-51-27 W3 | 25.3 | 1,100 | 1988 | |
| Opuntia Lake Control | 19-32-18 W3 | 2.1 | 18,919 | 1946 | 1971 |
| Pike Lake Water Supply | 09-34-06 W3 | 1.5 | 3,084 | 1948 | 1999 |
| Qu’Appelle River Dam | 25-23-04 W3 | 27.4 | 9,400,000 | 1967 | |
| Rafferty Dam | 25-02-09 W2 | 20.5 | 439,600 | 1991 | |
| Rafferty R3-2 Closure Dam | 34-04-12-W2 | 12.1 | 439,600 | 1991 | |
| Rafferty R4-1 Closure Dam | 08-05-12-W2 | 10.3 | 439,600 | 1991 | |
| Round Lake Dam | 18-39-10 W2 | 2.0 | 10,855 | 1941 | 1973/2000 |
| Scott Dam | 11-39-20 W3 | 14.5 | 590 | 1929 | 2001 |
| Spruce River Dam | 13-54-01 W3 | 6.1 | 41,875 | 1960 | |
| Star City Dam | 29-44-18 W2 | 11.7 | 2,541 | 1967 | 1995 |
| Stelcam Weir | 19-15-24 W2 | 3.0 | 493 | 1912 | 2002 |
| Summercove Dam | 28-04-08 W3 | 8.5 | 1,973 | 1949 | c. 1965 |
| Tee-Pee Creek Dam | 18-46-03 W2 | 3.0 | 270 | 1950 | 1978 |
| Theodore Dam | 19-28-06 W2 | 14.6 | 14,802 | 1964 | |
| Wascana Lake Weir | 13-17-20 W2 | 2.4 | 2,136 | 1910 | c. 1973 |
| West Poplar Dam | 11-03-04 W3 | 9.9 | 1,196 | 1957 | |
| Woody Lake Weir | 27-40-30 W1 | 2.6 | 2,109 | 1978 | 1998 |
| Valeport Dam | SE33-20-21-W2M | 3.7 | N/A | 1939 | 1958 |
| Zelma Dam | 23-33-28 W2 | 9.1 | 14,555 | 1967 |