Dickson Dam
| Dickson Dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Location | Red Deer County, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°03′06″N 114°13′07″W / 52.05167°N 114.21861°W |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | January 16, 1992 |
| Turbines | 3 × 5 MW Barber turbines |
| Installed capacity | 15 MW |
Dickson Dam is a flow-regulation dam constructed in 1983 which impounded the Red Deer River creating a reservoir known as Gleniffer Lake. The dam is 20 km (12 mi) west of the town of Innisfail and 50 km (31 mi) southwest of the city of Red Deer. The dam was created to control for floods and low winter flows, to improve quality of the river, to create a recreational resource and to provide a reliable, year-round water supply sufficient for future industrial, regional and municipal growth.