Bonnington Falls

Bonnington Falls were waterfalls submerged by dams on the Kootenay River between the cities of Castlegar and Nelson, in the West Kootenay region of southern British Columbia, Canada.

[1] In 1896, West Kootenay Power and Light constructed a dam and hydro generating station at the lower falls.

At the time, the 51 kilometres (32 mi) high voltage line to the Rossland mines was the longest in the world.

[2] In 1908, the City of Nelson hydro dam at the upper falls became operational.

[3] In 1976, BC Hydro completed a dam on the Kootenay Canal diversion.