Yukon - Government of Yukon Provides Update on Wareham Dam Spillway Project

Yukon’s Wareham Dam spillway reaches end of life

The Government of Yukon is providing an update on the replacement of the Wareham Dam spillway near the Village of Mayo, including new information on risk, design, cost and construction timelines. Yukon Energy’s project to replace the spillway is of critical importance to public safety in the Yukon. Recent independent engineering work confirmed the existing spillway has reached the end of its service life and needs to be replaced. A new March 202…

Government of Yukon provides update on Wareham Dam spillway project

The Government of Yukon announced new information regarding the replacement of the Wareham Dam spillway near the Village of Mayo, including risk, design, cost and construction timelines. Recent independent engineering work confirmed the existing spillway has reached the end of its service life and needs to be replaced. A new March 2026 review of that work confirmed the spillway poses unacceptable risks if it is not replaced. Yukon Energy anticip…

Yukon - Government of Yukon provides update on Wareham Dam spillway project

The Government of Yukon is providing an update on the replacement of the Wareham Dam spillway near the Village of Mayo, including new information on risk, design, cost and construction timelines. . . .