Springbank reservoir now operational as Alberta's flood season arrives
A flood diversion system west of Calgary is now operational, the province says. The Springbank off-stream reservoir has a capacity of 70.2 million cubic metres - enough to fill 28,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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