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Gardiner Dam
The
Gardiner Dam
on the
South Saskatchewan River
in
Saskatchewan
is the third largest
embankment dam
in
Canada
and one of the largest embankment dams in the world. Construction on Gardiner Dam and the smaller
Qu'Appelle River Dam
was started in 1959 and completed in 1967, creating
Lake Diefenbaker
upstream and diverting a considerable portion of the South Saskatchewan's flow into the
Qu'Appelle River
. The dam rises 64 metres (209 feet) in height, is almost long and has a width of at its base with a volume of 65,000,000 cubic meters. The dam is owned and operated by the
Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
. Danielson Provincial Park has property on both sides of the dam. On the northeast end is the
RV park
and on the southwest end is a
beach
,
restaurant
and guided tours of the
Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station
. The park was named after
Gustaf Herman Danielson
(former
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
MLA).
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