988.027.11 Whatshan Dam Mudslide

Accession Num: 988.027.11

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Document Date: 1953-08- - --

Donors: Greater Vernon Museum & Archives

Keywords: 1950s, landslide/rockslide, Lower Arrow Lake, and Whatshan landslide (1953)

Locations: Needles

Physical Description:
1 b/w photograph (11.7 cm x 6.9 cm)

Notes:
Landslide debris at Whatshan hydroelectric station, Needles North Road, Lower Arrow Lake just north of Needles, August 1953. The slide destroyed the power station, which was soon rebuilt.