Gouin Dam

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Gouin Dam
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Location of Gouin Dam in Quebec
CountryCanada
Location Quebec, Mauricie, La Tuque
Coordinates 48°21′12″N74°05′57″W / 48.3533°N 74.0991°W / 48.3533; -74.0991 Coordinates: 48°21′12″N74°05′57″W / 48.3533°N 74.0991°W / 48.3533; -74.0991
Opening date1948
Owner(s) Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity dam
Height (foundation)26
Length502
Dam volume178900
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The Gouin dam is a river infrastructure that created the Gouin Reservoir. This dam is the source of the Saint-Maurice River and is located in the town of La Tuque, in Mauricie, in province Quebec, in Canada.

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Toponymy

The Gouin dam owes its name to Lomer Gouin (1861-1929), who was premier of Quebec between 1905 and 1920, federal minister of justice between 1921 and 1924 and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec in 1929. [2]

Geography

The Kikendatch Bay is formed by the Gouin dam which is located at:

Infrastructure

Completed in 1948, the dam is equipped with a mini-hydroelectric power station fitted with two turbine-generator sets of 300 kW each, in order to meet the needs of the dam itself, of the staff residences of Hydro-Québec assigned to its maintenance and an outfitter located nearby.

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Wapous River

The Wapous River is a tributary of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Atimokateiw River

The Atimokateiw River is a tributary of the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the area of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.

Toussaint River

The Toussaint River is a tributary of the north shore of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing in Quebec, in Canada in the administrative region of:

Kakospictikweak River

The Kakospictikweak River is a tributary of the North Shore of Gouin Reservoir, sinking in Quebec, Canada in the administrative region of Mauricie of:

Pokotciminikew River

The Pokotciminikew River is a tributary of the North Shore of the Kakospictikweak River, flowing into the territory of the Town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. The course of this river successively crosses the cantons of Pfister, Balete and Mathieu.

Jean-Pierre River Tributary of Jean-Pierre Bay in Quebec, Canada

The Jean-Pierre River is a tributary of the Jean-Pierre Bay, on the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the territory of the town of La Tuque, into the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Leblanc River

The Leblanc River is a tributary of the De La Galette River, flowing on the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the Mauricie administrative region, in Quebec, in Canada.

De La Galette Lake

The Lac de la Galette is a freshwater body of the town of La Tuque, in Haute-Mauricie, forming a bay on the south shore of Gouin Reservoir and west of the upper Saint-Maurice River, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

De La Galette River

The De La Galette River is a tributary of the southern shore of Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of the Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Kikendatch Bay

The Kikendatch Bay is a freshwater body that leads to the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of La Tuque, in Haute-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Jean-Pierre Bay

The Jean-Pierre Bay is a freshwater body of the south-eastern part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in Haute-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Chapman Lake (Gouin Reservoir)

The Chapman Lake is a vast expanse of freshwater in the central part of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in Haute-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

Nemio River

The Nemio River is a tributary of the south shore of the Gouin Reservoir, flowing in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Mistatikamekw River

The Mistatikamekw River is a tributary of the Oskélanéo River which flows into the South Bay of Bureau Lake, flowing into the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Flapjack River is a tributary of the Mattawa Bay of the Southwest of Gouin Reservoir, flowing into the town of La Tuque, into the administrative area of the Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Mattawa Bay

Mattawa Bay is a freshwater body of the southwestern part of the Gouin Reservoir in the territory of the town of La Tuque, in the Mauricie administrative region, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.

The Faucher River is a tributary of Tessier Lake located on the southwestern side of the Gouin Reservoir. This river runs in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Bignell Creek is a tributary of the Adolphe-Poisson Bay located on the southwestern side of the Gouin Reservoir. This stream runs entirely in forest zone in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

The Plamondon Creek is a tributary of the Plamondon Bay located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir. This stream runs entirely in forest zone in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.

Du Poète Lake

Du Poète Lake is a freshwater lake that has become the "Du Poète Reservoir", located west of the Gouin Reservoir, in the territory of the city of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This lake extends entirely in the canton of Poisson.

References

  1. "Barrage Gouin (Gouin Dam)". Centre d'expertise hydrique. Retrieved 2018-05-27. Répertoire des barrages.
  2. Bank of place names in Quebec. "Barrage Gouin". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved May 27, 2018..
  3. Distances measured from l Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada
  4. Wikimapia - Accessed May 27, 2018