Iroquois Dam
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The Iroquois Dam is a water reservoir
located at Iroquois, Ontario upstream of the power dam between Cornwall, Ontario and Massena, New York. It regulates the outflow of water from Lake Ontario
into the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Water reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
located at Iroquois, Ontario upstream of the power dam between Cornwall, Ontario and Massena, New York. It regulates the outflow of water from Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
into the St. Lawrence Seaway.