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A Brief Historical Review of Gardiner Dam and the South Saskatchewan River Project
Gardiner Dam, which is the most significant component of the South Saskatchewan River Project, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary following its completion in 1967. The 64 m high, rolled earthfill dam was among the largest of its type in the world at the time of its construction. There were many challenges to be addressed in bringing the project to fruition, including those of both a technical and a political nature. In short, the dam, and indeed the entire project, is testimony to the successful completion of an important Prairie water resource initiative by a talented group of design and construction engineers. The project has brought tremendous benefits to an important semi-arid agricultural region located in the heart of the Prairies of Canada. Here, an overview is provided of the South Saskatchewan River Project, including some historical context, the key project components, brief mention of a number of the key players involved in the project, aspects of the political intrigue that occurred prior to project initiation, highlights of the design and construction challenges faced with the project, particularly that of Gardiner Dam, mention of a few project impacts, and a synopsis of the several benefits of the project as they have been realized over the 50-year period since its completion.
A Brief Historical Review of Gardiner Dam and the South Saskatchewan River Project
Gardiner Dam, which is the most significant component of the South Saskatchewan River Project, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary following its completion in 1967. The 64 m high, rolled earthfill dam was among the largest of its type in the world at the time of its construction. There were many challenges to be addressed in bringing the project to fruition, including those of both a technical and a political nature. In short, the dam, and indeed the entire project, is testimony to the successful completion of an important Prairie water resource initiative by a talented group of design and construction engineers. The project has brought tremendous benefits to an important semi-arid agricultural region located in the heart of the Prairies of Canada. Here, an overview is provided of the South Saskatchewan River Project, including some historical context, the key project components, brief mention of a number of the key players involved in the project, aspects of the political intrigue that occurred prior to project initiation, highlights of the design and construction challenges faced with the project, particularly that of Gardiner Dam, mention of a few project impacts, and a synopsis of the several benefits of the project as they have been realized over the 50-year period since its completion.
A Brief Historical Review of Gardiner Dam and the South Saskatchewan River Project
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Walbridge, Scott (editor) / Nik-Bakht, Mazdak (editor) / Ng, Kelvin Tsun Wai (editor) / Shome, Manas (editor) / Alam, M. Shahria (editor) / el Damatty, Ashraf (editor) / Lovegrove, Gordon (editor) / Kells, Jim (author) / Sexsmith, Cal (author)
Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference ; 2021
Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021 ; Chapter: 10 ; 107-119
2022-06-01
13 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
South Saskatchewan river project
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