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Kenney dam
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Photo taken in Bulkley-Nechako D, BC, Canada
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- Uploaded on March 7, 2007
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- Camera: SONY CYBERSHOT
- Taken on 2005/08/28 12:06:05
- Exposure: 0.002s (1/500)
- Focal Length: 9.30mm
- F/Stop: f/5.000
- ISO Speed: ISO100
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
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Rod Gourlay, on March 13, 2007, said:
This was one of the largest earthen dams ever constructed. It was built to provide hydro electric power to the aluminum smelter in Kitimat. It took a crew of 1500 men over two years to build.
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forkliftman, on September 3, 2010, said:
Actually, Kenny Dam does not have any electric power generating capability. It was built to divert the Nechako River and help create the Ootsa Lake Resevoire, forcing all of the water in the resevoir to flow through one of two outlets. The Cheslatta River flows out through a spillway, and into the Nechako far below its historic route. On the west end, Ootsa Lake flows through a mountain tunnel system to the Kitimat area where the actual power generating system is. In essence, the Kenny Dam is just a giant earthen plug in what was once a much longer river than it is today.
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