Wildwood Dam Explained

Wildwood Dam
Name Official:Wildwood Dam
Dam Crosses:Thames River
Dam Length:9.3 kilometres
Construction Began:1962
Opening:1965
Cost:$3.5 million
Coordinates:43.2628°N -81.074°W

Wildwood Dam is a dam located on Trout Creek in Perth South, Ontario, which flows into the North Thames River in the Town of St. Marys. 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)[1] It is one of three dams on the Thames River (Ontario) and its tributaries.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. 2009-01-08.