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References
- ↑ BC Hydro: Coquitlam River and Buntzen Lake Watersheds Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 22 February 2009
- ↑ "Coquitlam Dam Emergency Flood Map" (PDF).
- 1 2 Will Koop: Coquitlam Watershed History Archived 2006-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 22 February 2009
- ↑ BC Hydro: Coquitlam Dam Seismic Upgrade Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 March 2009
