| Hugh Keenleyside Dam | |
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  Location within British Columbia | |
| Location | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°20′22″N 117°46′19″W / 49.33944°N 117.77194°W |
| Construction began | 1968 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Columbia River |
| Height | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Length | 853.4 m (2,800 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Arrow Lakes |
| Total capacity | 8.76 km3 (7,100,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 2 |
| Installed capacity | 185 MW [1] |
| Capacity factor | 47.5% |
| Annual generation | 770 GWh [1] |
Hugh Keenleyside Dam (formerly known as the High Arrow Dam[2]) is a flood control dam[3] spanning the Columbia River, 12 km (6.5 miles) upstream of the city of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada.
- ^ a b Van Groll, Jonathan (2018). Value of pumped storage systems in British Columbia (Thesis). The University of British Columbia. doi:10.14288/1.0368788.
- ^ Columbia Basin Institute. "Construction of the High Arrow Dam". Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ^ "Columbia River Treaty". BC Government. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 2021-07-23.