La Tuque generating station

The La Tuque generating station is a hydroelectric power plant, located on the Saint-Maurice River, at the height of the city of La Tuque, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This power plant is the property of Hydro-Québec. It is sixth of eleven hydroelectric dams on the river from the mouth.

La Tuque generating station
CountryCanada
LocationLa Tuque
Coordinates47°26′39″N 72°47′58″W
StatusOperational
Construction began1940
Commission date1955
Owner(s)Hydro-Quebec
Operator(s)Hydro-Quebec
Power generation
Units operationalFrancis-type
Nameplate capacity294 MW (394,000 hp)
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Geography

With a catchment area of 32,016 square kilometres (12,361 sq mi), the dam forms a large water tank of 800 hectares (2,000 acres). The mouth of the Bostonnais River flows into this great reservoir of Saint-Maurice River whose waters are retained by the dam. The next dam downstream on this river is the Grand-Mère's dam. The distance between these two dams offer a wide range of significant water for recreational boating.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.