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Shand Power Station, Estevan, whose smokestack is the tallest freestanding structure of any type in Saskatchewan.
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Tallest structures in Saskatchewan by type

This is a list of the tallest structures in Saskatchewan, a province in Western Canada. The smokestack of Shand Power Station in Estevan, which stands at 148 m (486 ft), is the tallest freestanding structure in the province. Saskatchewan’s tallest buildings are found only in its two largest cities, Regina and Saskatoon, with the 88.5 m (290 ft) Nutrien Tower in Saskatoon being the tallest. As there are few skyscrapers in the province, especially outside of these two cities, most of the province’s tallest structures are headframes, smokestacks, and wind turbines.

Tallest structures by type

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  • Shand Power Station, Estevan, whose smokestack is the tallest freestanding structure of any type in Saskatchewan
    Shand Power Station, Estevan, whose smokestack is the tallest freestanding structure of any type in Saskatchewan
  • K3 Mine North Shaft headframe, Esterhazy, the tallest headframe in Saskatchewan
    K3 Mine North Shaft headframe, Esterhazy, the tallest headframe in Saskatchewan
  • Nutrien Tower, Saskatoon, the tallest building in Saskatchewan
    Nutrien Tower, Saskatoon, the tallest building in Saskatchewan
  • Spillway gates at Gardiner Dam, Cutbank, the tallest dam in Saskatchewan
    Spillway gates at Gardiner Dam, Cutbank, the tallest dam in Saskatchewan
Type Name Location Height Built Source
Smokestack Shand Power Station stack Estevan 148 m (486 ft) 1992
Cell tower SaskTel tower at 55°12′04″N 102°54′31″W / 55.2012°N 102.9085°W / 55.2012; -102.9085 Pelican Narrows 141 m (463 ft) [1]
Headframe K3 Mine North Shaft headframe Esterhazy 114 m (374 ft) 2018 [2][3][4][5][6]
Wind turbine Golden South Wind Facility wind turbines Assiniboia 110 m (360 ft) 2022 [7][8]
Building Nutrien Tower Saskatoon 88.5 m (290 ft) 2021
Dam Gardiner Dam Cutbank 64 m (210 ft) 1967 [9][10]
Bridge SkyTrail Bridge Outlook 47.5 m (156 ft) 1912

Tallest freestanding structures

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Overall list

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Rank Name Type Location Height Built Source
1 Shand Power Station stack Smokestack Estevan 148 m (486 ft) 1992
2 Poplar River Power Station stack Coronach 122 m (400 ft) 1981 [11][12]
3 K3 Mine North Shaft headframe Headframe Esterhazy 114 m (374 ft) 2018 [2][3][4][5][6]
4 Golden South Wind Facility wind turbines Wind turbine Assiniboia 110 m (360 ft) 2022 [7][8]
5 Bekevar Wind Facility wind turbines Kipling 108 m (354 ft) 2024 [7][13][14][15]
6 Rocanville Mine headframe Headframe Rocanville 107 m (351 ft) 2017 [16][17]
7 K3 Mine South Shaft headframe Esterhazy 102 m (335 ft) 2021 [2][3][4][5][6]
8 Jansen Project headframe Headframe Jansen 97 m (318 ft) 2012 [18][19][20]
9 Allan Mine headframe Allan 95.7 m (314 ft) 2009 [21][19]
10 K2 Mine headframe Gerald 94.8 m (311 ft) 1967
11 Blue Hill Wind Facility wind turbines Wind turbine Herbert 92 m (302 ft)[a] 2021 [7][22][23]
12 Boundary Dam Power Station stack 1 Smokestack Estevan 91.4 m (300 ft) [24]
Boundary Dam Power Station stack 2 [24]
Boundary Dam Power Station stack 3 [24]
Boundary Dam Power Station stack 4 [24]
Boundary Dam Power Station stack 5 [24]
17 Nutrien Tower Building Saskatoon 88.5 m (290 ft) 2021
18 Mosaic Potash Tower Regina 84.5 m (277 ft) 2013 [25]
19 Delta Regina Hotel 83.8 m (275 ft) 1988 [26]
20 McCallum Hill Centre II 80 m (260 ft) 1992 [27]
Red Lily Wind Facility wind turbines Wind turbine Moosomin 2011 [7][28]
22 Morse Wind Facility wind turbines Morse 79.5 m (261 ft) 2015 [7][29]
23 La Renaissance Apartments Building Saskatoon 79.3 m (260 ft) 1983 [30][31][32]
24 C.M. Fines Building Regina 79 m (259 ft) 1979 [33]
25 Hallmark Place Saskatoon 78.8 m (259 ft) 1984 [34][35]

Tallest buildings

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See also: List of tallest buildings in Saskatoon and List of tallest buildings in Regina, Saskatchewan
  • Nutrien Tower, the tallest building in Saskatoon and the tallest building in all of Saskatchewan
    Nutrien Tower, the tallest building in Saskatoon and the tallest building in all of Saskatchewan
  • Buildings in downtown Regina, of which the Mosaic Potash Tower (right) is the tallest in the city
    Buildings in downtown Regina, of which the Mosaic Potash Tower (right) is the tallest in the city
  • Buildings in Prince Albert, of which 33 River Street (left) and the L.F. McIntosh Building (right) are the tallest
    Buildings in Prince Albert, of which 33 River Street (left) and the L.F. McIntosh Building (right) are the tallest
Rank Name Location Height Built Floors Source
1 Nutrien Tower Saskatoon 88.5 m (290 ft) 2021 18
2 Mosaic Potash Tower Regina 84.5 m (277 ft) 2013 20 [25]
3 Delta Regina Hotel 83.8 m (275 ft) 1988 25 [26]
4 McCallum Hill Centre II 80 m (260 ft) 1992 20 [27]
5 La Renaissance Apartments Saskatoon 79.3 m (260 ft) 1983 24 [30][31][32]
6 C.M. Fines Building Regina 79 m (259 ft) 1979 20 [33]
7 Hallmark Place Saskatoon 78.8 m (259 ft) 1984 26 [34][35]
8 McCallum Hill Centre I Regina 78 m (256 ft) 1985 20 [36]
The Luther Saskatoon 1978 22 [37][38]
The Terrace Apartments 1980 22 [39]
The View on Fifth 1968 22 [40]

Tallest headframes

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Rank Name Location Height Built Source
1 K3 Mine North Shaft headframe Esterhazy 114 m (374 ft) 2018 [2][3][4][5][6]
2 Rocanville Mine headframe Rocanville 107 m (351 ft) 2017 [16][17]
3 K3 Mine South Shaft headframe Esterhazy 102 m (335 ft) 2021 [2][3][4][5][6]
4 Jansen Project headframe Jansen 97 m (318 ft) 2012 [18][19][20]
5 Allan Mine headframe Allan 95.7 m (314 ft) 2009 [21][19]

Tallest smokestacks

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Rank Name Location Height Built Source
1 Shand Power Station stack Estevan 148 m (486 ft) 1992
2 Poplar River Power Station stack Coronach 122 m (400 ft) 1981 [11][12]
3 Boundary Dam Power Station stack 1 Estevan 91.4 m (300 ft) [24]
Boundary Dam Power Station stack 2 [24]
Boundary Dam Power Station stack 3 [24]
Boundary Dam Power Station stack 4 [24]
Boundary Dam Power Station stack 5 [24]

Tallest sets of wind turbines

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Measured to the top of the supporting tower of the turbine.

Rank Name Location Tallest Count Built Source
1 Golden South Wind Facility wind turbines Assiniboia 110 m (360 ft) 50 2022 [7][8]
2 Bekevar Wind Facility wind turbines Kipling 108 m (354 ft) 36 2024 [7][13][14][15]
3 Blue Hill Wind Facility wind turbines Herbert 92 m (302 ft)[a] 35 2021 [7][22][23]
4 Red Lily Wind Facility wind turbines Moosomin 80 m (260 ft) 16 2011 [7][28]
5 Morse Wind Facility wind turbines Morse 79.5 m (261 ft) 10 2015 [7][29]

Other tallest structures

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Tallest dams

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Rank Name Location Height Built Source
1 Gardiner Dam Cutbank 64 m (210 ft) 1967 [9][10]
2 Grant Devine Dam Alameda 42 m (138 ft) 1995 [9]
3 Qu'Appelle River Dam Bridgeford 27.4 m (90 ft) 1967 [9]
4 Northminster Effluent Reservoir dam Lloydminster 25.3 m (83 ft) 1988 [9]
5 Rafferty Dam Estevan 20.5 m (67 ft) 1991 [9]

Tallest guyed masts

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Cell towers

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Rank Name Location Height Source
1 SaskTel tower at 55°12′04″N 102°54′31″W / 55.2012°N 102.9085°W / 55.2012; -102.9085 Pelican Narrows 141 m (463 ft) [1]
2 SaskTel tower at 51°36′04″N 101°42′49″W / 51.6012°N 101.7136°W / 51.6012; -101.7136 Kamsack 137 m (449 ft) [1]
SaskTel tower at 51°57′53″N 108°35′54″W / 51.9647°N 108.5982°W / 51.9647; -108.5982 Kelfield [1]
SaskTel tower at 52°25′18″N 102°38′50″W / 52.4216°N 102.6472°W / 52.4216; -102.6472 Reserve [1]
SaskTel tower at 52°35′15″N 102°33′21″W / 52.5875°N 102.5558°W / 52.5875; -102.5558 Bertwell [1]
SaskTel tower at 54°06′18″N 105°57′45″W / 54.1050°N 105.9625°W / 54.1050; -105.9625 Montreal Lake [1]
7 SaskTel tower at 50°18′57″N 103°55′45″W / 50.3159°N 103.9291°W / 50.3159; -103.9291 Vibank 136 m (446 ft) [1]
SaskTel tower at 51°02′24″N 103°24′45″W / 51.0401°N 103.4124°W / 51.0401; -103.4124 Ituna [1]
SaskTel tower at 53°45′41″N 105°53′10″W / 53.7613°N 105.8861°W / 53.7613; -105.8861 Anglin Lake [1]
10 SaskTel tower at 49°35′31″N 109°51′24″W / 49.5919°N 109.8567°W / 49.5919; -109.8567 Fort Walsh 135 m (443 ft) [1]

Radio towers

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This table lists the ten greatest heights above average terrain for radio towers in Saskatchewan, which is typically greater than the height of the tower structure.

Rank Name Location HAAT
1 CFRE-DT tower Disley 300 m (980 ft)
2 CFQC-DT tower Saskatoon 267.9 m (879 ft)
3 Former CKBI-TV tower Prince Albert 236.6 m (776 ft)
4 CBC Radio tower Meadow Lake 227.4 m (746 ft)
5 CBC Radio tower Regina 223 m (732 ft)
6 CIPA-DT tower Prince Albert 212 m (696 ft)
7 CFSK-DT tower Saskatoon 195 m (640 ft)
8 CKCK-DT tower Regina 187.2 m (614 ft)
9 Former CKOS-TV tower Yorkton 170 m (560 ft)
10 Former CJFB-TV tower Swift Current 155.8 m (511 ft)

Tallest destroyed structures

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Rank Name Type Location Height Built Destroyed Source
1 K1 Mine headframe Headframe Yarbo 51.8 m (170 ft) 1962 2022 [41][42][43]

Timeline of tallest structures

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Timeline of tallest freestanding structures

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Years tallest Name Type Location Height Source
1912–1927 Saskatchewan Legislative Building Building Regina 53 m (174 ft) [44]
1927–1932 Hotel Saskatchewan 55 m (180 ft) [45]
1932–1959 Delta Bessborough Saskatoon 58.5 m (192 ft)
1959–1967 Boundary Dam Power Station stacks Smokestack Estevan 91.4 m (300 ft) [24]
1967–1981 K2 Mine headframe Headframe Gerald 94.8 m (311 ft)
1981–1992 Poplar River Power Station stack Smokestack Coronach 122 m (400 ft) [11][12]
1992–present Shand Power Station stack Estevan 148 m (486 ft)

Timeline of tallest buildings

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Years tallest Name Location Height Floors Source
1912–1927 Saskatchewan Legislative Building Regina 53 m (174 ft) 3 [44]
1927–1932 Hotel Saskatchewan 55 m (180 ft) 14 [45]
1932–1966 Delta Bessborough Saskatoon 58.5 m (192 ft) 10
1966–1968 Marquis Towers 74.4 m (244 ft) 21 [46][47]
1968–1979 The View on Fifth 78 m (256 ft) 22 [40]
1979–1983 C.M. Fines Building Regina 79 m (259 ft) 20 [33]
1983–1998 La Renaissance Apartments Saskatoon 79.3 m (260 ft) 24 [30][31][32]
1988–2013 Delta Regina Hotel Regina 83.8 m (275 ft) 25 [26]
2013–2021 Mosaic Potash Tower 84.5 m (277 ft) 20 [25]
2021–present Nutrien Tower Saskatoon 88.5 m (290 ft) 18

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Plans list the height as between 80 m and 105 m. This article uses the geometric mean of 92 m to best represent the turbines.

References

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