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Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) Project

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

Source: Infrastructure Canada

Project
Completed

The Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir project will reduce the effects of future extreme flood events on the City of Calgary and other downstream communities. The construction of an off-stream storage reservoir, diversion channel, earthfill dam and outlet structure, will allow for extreme flood flow to be diverted from the Elbow River, contained in the storage reservoir and then later released back i

Status
Closed
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Government
Location
Alberta, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Infrastructure Canada

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The project “Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) Project” 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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completed

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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The Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir project will reduce the effects of future extreme flood events on the City of Calgary and other downstream communities. The construction of an off-stream storage reservoir, diversion channel, earthfill dam and outlet structure, will allow for extreme flood flow to be diverted from the Elbow River, contained in the storage reservoir and then later released back into the Elbow River after the flood peak has passed.

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Climate Resilience

Location

Country

Canada

State

Alberta

Source

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Infrastructure Canada

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Government

Article published date

2025-10-05

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