Dickson Dam is a flow regulation dam constructed in 1983 which impounded the Red Deer River creating a reservoir known as Gleniffer Lake. The dam is located 20 km west of the town of Innisfail and 50 km southwest of the city of Red Deer.

Why was the Dickson Dam built?

Dickson Dam was built in 1983 to help supplement adequate water supply for Red Deer and Drumheller and enhance low winter flows along the Red Deer River.

Is Gleniffer Lake man made?

Gleniffer Lake also known as Gleniffer Reservoir or originally Lake Gleniffer is an artificial lake in central Alberta, Canada created in 1983 by the construction of the Dickson Dam which impounded the Red Deer River, a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River which flows into the Saskatchewan River Basin.