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Aerial View of Hayes Lake Dam and Aguasabon (July 1948)

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
In March of 1946, Order in council approved the construction of the dam and generating station. The flooding of Jay Lake, Big Duck Creek and a portion of the Aguasabon River. Blue Jay Lake levels were raised 21m to create Hayes Lake, a 680ha. headpond for the Aguasabon Generating station. A water tunnel, 1057m in length and 4.6 meters in diameter drops vertically 61m underground to the powerhouse on Lake Superior shore. Construction was completed in 1948, with costs totaling $12,755,000. From 1949 to 1974 annual power generation averaged 288 gigawatt hours. (1 gigawatt equals 1 million kilowatts) From 1939 to 1976 were about 19 million dollars.
Date of Original
1948
Subject(s)
Aerial views
Dams
Power plants
Aguasabon River
Hayes Lake Dam
Local identifier
TerBPL:P168
Geographic Coverage
  • Terrace Bay
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 48.78341 Longitude: -87.09996
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