Kootenay Canal

The Kootenay Canal is a hydroelectric power station, located 19 km downstream of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Where the Kootenay River flows out of the reservoir formed by the Corra Linn Dam on Kootenay Lake., a canal diverts water to BC Hydro's Kootenay Canal Generating Station. Its construction was a result of the Duncan Dam and Libby Dam providing year round flows into Kootenay Lake. The powerhouse was completed in 1976.

This article is about a hydroelectric plant. For the shipping canal at Canal Flats, BC, see Baillie-Grohman Canal.
Kootenay Canal
Location within British Columbia
Official nameKootenay Canal Generating Station
LocationKootenays, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°27′10″N 117°31′05″W
Opening date1976
Reservoir
CreatesKootenay Lake
Surface area38,900 ha (389 km2)
Power Station
Operator(s)BC Hydro
Hydraulic head84m
Turbines4
Installed capacity588 MW
Capacity factor48.2%
Annual generation2482 GWh
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