Kenney Dam
| Feature Type: | Dam - A barrier constructed to hold back water, to raise and control its level and/or to form a reservoir. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On Nechako River at N side of Knewstubb Lake, SW of Vanderhoof, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°34'44"N, 124°56'57"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93F/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted as a long-established name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Construction of the dame began in 1951 and became operational in 1954; this was the largest rockfill dam in the world until the W. A. C. Bennett Dam was built on the Peace River in the 1960s (source: Wikipedia) Source: included with note |
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Named for then-Minister of Lands and Forests Hon. Edward T. Kenney. Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |