[1] Prior to the dam's construction, the Goldstream Powerhouse was the main source of electricity to Victoria.
[4] In 1971 the flume was replaced by a 7 km tunnel, with a penstock flowing down to a new power house, located across the river from the original.
[5] Water collected at Bear Creek Dam and Diversion Dam, is then used to fill Jack Elliott equalization reservoir on demand and flows from there through a 8.8 km (5.5 mi) long tunnel into a steel penstock for the last 330 feet (101 metres) of vertical height.
in 2001 the Jordan River "WUP" was underway, with restoration of fish habitat a top issue.
[6] A 2014 BC Hydro study indicated Jordan River had a high risk of seismic dam failure.