Will B.C.'s massive new Site C dam on the Peace River have downstream impacts on Alberta?

B.C. Hydro started filling the Site C dam reservoir last month. As the $16-billion hydroelectric megaproject gets closer to becoming operational, worries persist — in Alberta and beyond — that it could lower water levels in the Peace River and other rivers downstream.

Will B.C.'s massive new Site C dam on the Peace River have downstream impacts on Alberta?
An aerial view of a large dam on a sunny day, with clean water on either side.

B.C. Hydro started filling the Site C dam reservoir last month. As the $16-billion hydroelectric megaproject gets closer to becoming operational, worries persist — in Alberta and beyond — that it could lower water levels in the Peace River and other rivers downstream.