Marsh Lake Dam

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
• Main Authors: Thompson, W. J., Engweiler, J. A., Gilbert-Green, J. A., Gordon, J. L., Shery, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1978
• Subjects: General Environmental Science; Civil and Structural Engineering; Yukon; Canada; Marsh lake; Whitehorse; Yukon river
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l78-019; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/l78-019

The paper describes the design and construction of a steel cantilever dam on the Yukon River, approximately 24 km upstream of Whitehorse. The dam can retain 2.4 m of water to store a volume of 1.02 × 10 9 m 3 for use at the Whitehorse Hydroelectric Power Plant. Although the dam is small by today...