Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station

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The Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station is a hydroelectric generating plant located near the mouth of the Paradise River in Newfoundland and Labrador. The plant is owned by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, and was first synchronized in 1989. [1] It operates with an average rated flow of 25 m3/s to generate 8 MW of electrical power, with an average annual production of 37 GWh. The unit is equipped with a Francis runner. The project, which operates under a run-of-river philosophy, has a 43m high concrete arch dam with an overflow spillway, the largest structure of this design in Eastern North America. [2]

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  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station". Newfoundland Labrador Hydro. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.

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