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Horsefly Regional Emergency Spillway

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Alberta, Canada

Source: Infrastructure Canada

Project
In Progress

This project aims to enlarge 14 km of existing irrigation canals to enable 55 cubic meter of stormwater to be diverted from the St. Mary River Irrigation District main canal to the Oldman River near the Town of Taber. Once complete, the new spillway will significantly reduce the threat of flooding during storm events while channeling the stormwater through wetlands will also limit the amount of de

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Water Supply and Storage
Location
Alberta, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Infrastructure Canada

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The project “Horsefly Regional Emergency Spillway” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Alberta, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Infrastructure Canada.

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Under Construction

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2026-07-22

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This project aims to enlarge 14 km of existing irrigation canals to enable 55 cubic meter of stormwater to be diverted from the St. Mary River Irrigation District main canal to the Oldman River near the Town of Taber. Once complete, the new spillway will significantly reduce the threat of flooding during storm events while channeling the stormwater through wetlands will also limit the amount of debris and pollutants entering the Oldman River.

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Climate Resilience

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Canada

State

Alberta

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Infrastructure Canada

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage

Article published date

2026-04-12

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