Gouin Dam

Gouin Dam
Location of Gouin Dam in Quebec
Country	Canada
Location	Quebec, Mauricie, La Tuque
Coordinates	48°21′12″N74°05′57″W / 48.3533°N 74.0991°W / 48.3533; -74.0991
Opening date	1948
Owner(s)	Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity dam
Height (foundation)	26
Length	502
Dam volume	178900
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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.

Toponymy

Gouin reservoir and dam at the Saint-Maurice River, sometime after 1918

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:

• 4.4 km (2.7 mi) west of the mouth of the Wabano River (confluence with the Saint-Maurice River)
• 71.0 km (44.1 mi) south-east of the center of the village of Obedjiwan which is located on a peninsula on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir
• 55.3 km (34.4 mi) north-west of the center of the village of Wemotaci (north shore of the Saint-Maurice River)
• 142 km (88 mi) north-west of downtown La Tuque
• 252 km (157 mi) northwest of the mouth of the Saint-Maurice river (confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières). ^[3]

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.

• Height of the dam: 26 metres (85 ft)
• Holding capacity: 27,795,000,000 m³ (9.816×10¹¹ cu ft)
• Height of the reservoir: 24.2 metres (79 ft)
• Length of the structure: 502 metres (1,647 ft)
• Type of dam: Concrete-gravity
• Type of foundation land: Roc. Class: A
• Level of consequences: Considerable
• Seismic zone: 1
• Reservoir area: 142.7 hectares (353 acres)
• Watershed area: 9,473 km² (3,658 sq mi) ^[4]

See also

• Saint-Maurice River, a stream
• Gouin Reservoir, a body of water
• La Loutre Dam,
• Kikendatch Bay, one pass
• List of dams in Quebec

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