Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station

Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station

Construction of the first phase in 1930.
Location of Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station
Location Beauharnois, Quebec,
Canada
Coordinates 45°18′50″N 73°54′32″W / 45.31389°N 73.90889°WCoordinates: 45°18′50″N 73°54′32″W / 45.31389°N 73.90889°W
Construction began 1930
Opening date 1961
Owner(s) Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity dam
Impounds Saint Lawrence River
Power station
Hydraulic head 24.39 m2 (262.53 sq ft)
Turbines 38
Installed capacity

1,903 MW

Official name Beauharnois Power Development National Historic Site of Canada
Designated 1990

The Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power 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, and comprises 38 turbines, capable of generating up to 1,903 MW of electrical power. Constructions on the facility began in 1930 and was completed in 1961.[1]

The facility was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990.[2]

The station in 1941

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Hydroelectric generating stations of HydroQuebec, retrieved 2010-06-25
  2. ↑ "Beauharnois Power Development National Historic Site of Canada". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved 5 March 2012.