Kootenay Canal
| Kootenay Canal | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Kootenay Canal Generating Station |
| Location | Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°27′10″N 117°31′05″W / 49.45278°N 117.51806°W |
| Opening date | 1976 |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kootenay Lake |
| Surface area | 38,900 ha (389 km2) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | BC Hydro |
| Hydraulic head | 84m |
| Turbines | 4 |
| Installed capacity | 588 MW |
| Capacity factor | 48.2% |
| Annual generation | 2482 GWh |
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.