Bow River Irrigation District

The Bow River Irrigation District (BRID) headquarters are located in Vauxhall, Alberta (approximately 2½ hrs. south east of Calgary, Alberta). The BRID owns and operates several hundred kilometres of earth canals and water pipelines, as well as several reservoirs. This infrastructure is used to provide irrigation and domestic water for farming, industry, wildlife, and towns within the district's boundaries.

Water for the BRID is diverted from the Bow River at the Caresland Weir. Lake McGregor, Travers Reservoir, and Little Bow Reservoir are the major water storage reservoirs for the BRID, which are owned and maintained by Alberta Environment, a branch of the Government of Alberta.

The BRID is administered by an elected Board of Directors and their staff.

Office hours: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:30pm Monday through Friday

Public Expansion Information Meetings 

The BRID will be holding public meetings and advanced polling regarding district expansion.

February 28, 2012
Enchant Community Hall - 10:00 AM
Arrowwood Community Hall - 2:30 PM

February 29, 2012
Hays Community Hall - 10:00 AM
Vauxhall Legion Hall - 2:00 PM

Advanced plebiscite voting to take place immediately following the meetings.

Main Plebiscite voting day - March 7, 2012

The Bow River Water Management Videos

The Bow River Irrigation District is pleased to announce the availability of professional videos concerning the use and management of water resourpces on the Bow River. This ten episode set of videos illustrates the vitality and importance of the Bow River to life in Southern Alberta.
Click this link to go to the online streaming video page.

Reservoir Storage

Irrigation & Crop Resources