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On the upper Stave River, beyond the north end of Stave Lake there are two run-of-the-river hydroelectricity projects, Lamont Creek (28 MW) and Upper Stave River (33.5 MW) both built in 2010 by Cloudworks Energy Inc. [2] a private company based around the BC government's Independent Power Projects (IPP's) legislation, which guarantees such ...
Stave Lake Powerhouse seen from its tailrace. The Stave Falls Power Company, later a subsidiary of the British Columbia Electric Railway, dammed the river in the 1920-22 period. The Stave Falls Dam and Powerhouse, bunkhouses, a community hall, a large workers' community and railway, known as the Stave Falls Branch, were
Misty Icefield showing Stave Peak. The Misty Icefield (sometimes referred to as the Misty Icefields) is a high glaciated plateau in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. It is located in the eastern part of Garibaldi Provincial Park and the northern portion of Golden Ears Provincial Park.
The 54-room wing, with elevator, and new reception area, opened in 1904. Around 1900, the station name changed from Glacier House [8] to Glacier. [9] Few guests stayed through the winter. [10] Francis Rattenbury designed a substantial hotel on the site, but construction never proceeded beyond the footings. [11]
Stave Falls Dam is a dual-dam power complex on the Stave River in Stave Falls, British Columbia, Canada. The dam was completed in 1912 for the primary purpose of hydroelectric power production. To increase the capacity of Stave Lake , the dam was raised in 1925 and the Blind Slough Dam constructed in an adjacent watercourse 500 m (1,600 ft) to ...
Glacier National Park was established in 1886, and Glacier House, a small hotel, was built near the terminus of the glacier in the same year. [5] The hotel was expanded in 1892 and 1904, [7] and by 1907 the glacier was described as the "most visited glacier in the Americas". [6] At this point, the glacier was called the "Great Glacier" by CPR ...