Beauharnois generating station

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Beauharnois generating station
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The Beauharnois generating station in 2014.
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Location of Beauharnois generating station in Southern Quebec
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Beauharnois generating station (Canada)
Location Beauharnois, Quebec,
Canada
Coordinates 45°18′50″N73°54′32″W / 45.31389°N 73.90889°W / 45.31389; -73.90889
Construction began1930
Opening date1961
Owner(s) Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity dam
Impounds Saint Lawrence River
Power Station
Hydraulic head 24.39 m (80.02 ft)
Turbines 36
Installed capacity 1,903 MW
Official nameBeauharnois Power Development National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1990

The Beauharnois generating station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station along the Saint Lawrence Seaway on the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The station was built in three phases, [1] and comprises 36 turbines, capable of generating up to 1,903 MW of electrical power. Constructions on the facility began in 1930 and was completed in 1961. [2]

The facility was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990. [3]

Construction of the first phase in 1930. Beauharnois Construction Co - Turbines.jpg
Construction of the first phase in 1930.

See also

References

  1. "Beauharnois Power Plant". SPG Hydro International: Projects. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. Hydroelectric generating stations of HydroQuebec , retrieved 2010-06-25
  3. "Beauharnois Power Development National Historic Site of Canada". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada . Retrieved 5 March 2012.