Wildwood Dam
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Wildwood Dam is a dam
located on Trout Creek
, upstream of the Town of St. Marys, Ontario
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Wildwood Dam is designed for flood control
and flow augmentation purposes.
It cost: $2 million to build -- Provincial government 37.5%, Federal government 37.5%, UTRCA 25% (benefitting watershed municipalities)
It is one of three dams on the Thames River (Ontario)
.
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
located on Trout Creek
Trout Creek
Trout Creek may refer to* Trout Creek, Alaska, a hospitality stop of the Yukon Quest sled dog race* Trout Creek , California, a tributary of Lake Tahoe* Trout Creek , California, a tributary of the Truckee River...
, upstream of the Town of St. Marys, Ontario
St. Marys, Ontario
St. Marys is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Thames River southwest of Stratford in Perth County, and surrounded by the Township of Perth South. The town is also known by its nickname, "The Stone Town", due to the abundance of limestone in the surrounding area, giving...
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Wildwood Dam is designed for flood control
Flood control
In communications, flood control is a feature of many communication protocols designed to prevent overwhelming of a destination receiver. Such controls can be implemented either in software or in hardware, and will often request that the message be resent after the receiver has finished...
and flow augmentation purposes.
It cost: $2 million to build -- Provincial government 37.5%, Federal government 37.5%, UTRCA 25% (benefitting watershed municipalities)
It is one of three dams on the Thames River (Ontario)
Thames River (Ontario)
The Thames River is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada.The Thames flows west through southwestern Ontario, through the cities of Woodstock, London and Chatham to Lighthouse Cove on Lake St. Clair...
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See also
- List of reservoirs and dams in Canada
- Upper Thames River Conservation AuthorityUpper Thames River Conservation AuthorityThe Upper Thames River Conservation Authority is a body based in London, Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1947. It was responsible for the construction of the Fanshawe Dam, completed in the 1950s, to control flooding from the Thames River, which runs through London. During the last ice age, the...
- Pittock DamPittock DamThe Pittock Dam is a dam in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. It lies on the south branch of the Thames River , and creates the Pittock Reservoir. This artificial lake forms the northeast boundary of the City of Woodstock....
(Thames River) - Fanshawe DamFanshawe DamFanshawe Dam is a dam located on the eastern edge of London, Ontario. The crest of the dam is 625 metres long. It is 30.5 metres in height and drops the river surface 12 metres...
(Thames River)