Seebe, Alberta

Seebe /ˈsiːbiː/ is a former hamlet and ghost town in Alberta, Canada, within the Municipal District of Bighorn No.

Seebe became the technical hub, remotely controlling water flow from the Spray, Ghost, Kananaskis, Lake Minnewanka, Brazeau, North Saskatchewan, and other watersheds, so that power could be produced efficiently.

The control centre also could bring on more power from the coal-fired plants in the Wabamun area, west of Edmonton.

An area of about 300 acres (1.2 km2) encompassing the former townsite and dams was leased by Calgary Power from the Stoney Tribe, a member of the Treaty Seven Nations.

The lease was used as common area for recreation, horse pasture, bird watching, fishing, camping and other purposes.

In 2006/2007, a proposal emerged to redevelop the townsite as a new community, retaining the same name, with an approximately population of 5,600 people at full build-out.

[5][6] An ecological and environmental research station of the University of Calgary is located nearby, on Highway 40 at Barrier Lake.

At the surface, there are areas of glacial till with very little topsoil, drumlins, and small pockets of fertile alluvial deposits.

The interbedded bedrock is tilted, being part of the disturbed zone adjacent to the Rockies, thus, the falls on the Bow River, and the potential for hydroelectric power generation.