Glenmore Reservoir

Glenmore Reservoir
Glenmore Reservoir
Location	Calgary, Alberta
Coordinates	50°59′21″N 114°06′49″W / 50.98917°N 114.11361°W / 50.98917; -114.11361
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Elbow River
Primary outflows	Elbow River
Catchment area	1,210 km2 (470 sq mi)[1]
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Max. width	0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Surface area	3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi)[1]
Average depth	6.1 m (20 ft)[1]
Max. depth	21.1 m (69 ft)
Surface elevation	1,080 m (3,540 ft)

The Glenmore Reservoir is a large reservoir on the Elbow River in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is controlled by the Glenmore Dam, a concrete gravity dam on the Elbow River. The Glenmore Reservoir is a primary source of drinking water to the city of Calgary. Built in 1932, with a cost of $3.8 million, the dam controls the downstream flow of the Elbow River, thus allowing the city to develop property near the river's banks with less risk of flooding.^[2]

The reservoir’s perimeter features a scenic, uninterrupted 16km multi-use pathway/pedestrian and cycling trail along the water’s edge, connecting popular city destinations such as the Heritage Marina beach, Heritage Park Historical Village, South Glenmore Park, Glenmore Sailing Club, Weaselhead Flats Natural Environment Park, North Glenmore Park, Calgary Canoe Club, Calgary Rowing Club, and the Earl Grey Golf Club Archived 2024-04-18 at the Wayback Machine.

The reservoir has a water mirror of 3.84 km² (1.48 sq mi) and a drainage basin of 1,210 km² (470 sq mi).^[1] From 2017 to 2020, the City of Calgary rehabilitated and upgraded the Glenmore Dam at a cost of $81 million.^[3][4]

The reservoir is bordered to the west by the Tsuut’ina Nation reserve, to the north by the communities of Lakeview and North Glenmore, to the east by the neighbourhood Eagle Ridge (which sits on the peninsula alongside Heritage Park), and to the south by the communities of Oakridge, Palliser, and Pump Hill.