| Smallwood Reservoir | |
|---|---|
  Smallwood Reservoir Location in Labrador | |
| Location | Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Coordinates | 54°6′N 64°25′W / 54.100°N 64.417°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary outflows | Churchill River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 6,527 km2 (2,520 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 32.64 km3 (26,460,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| References | [1] |
The Smallwood Reservoir is the reservoir created for the Churchill Falls Generating Station in the western part of Labrador, Canada. Unlike other reservoirs, water is contained not by a single large dam, but by a series of 88 dikes that total 64 km (40 mi) in length in the drainage area of the Churchill River.[2] It is named in honour of Joey Smallwood, the first premier of Newfoundland.
With an area of 6,527 km2 (2,520 sq mi), is the largest body of freshwater in the province and the fifth-largest reservoir in the world in terms of surface area.
- ^ Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Churchill River". Canadian Geographic Education. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2019.