Lake Madawaska

Lake Madawaska
Location Ontario
Coordinates 45°24′20″N 76°20′30″W / 45.40556°N 76.34167°W / 45.40556; -76.34167Coordinates: 45°24′20″N 76°20′30″W / 45.40556°N 76.34167°W / 45.40556; -76.34167
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Madawaska River
Primary outflows Madawaska River
Basin countries Canada
Settlements Arnprior, Ontario
The Arnprior Generating Station

Lake Madawaska is the headpond of the Arnprior Generating Station (operated by Ontario Power Generation)[1] near the town of Arnprior, Ontario. The lake was created in 1976 by a hydroelectric dam on the Madawaska River just before it joins the Ottawa River.

References

  1. ↑ Ontario Power Generation, http://www.opg.com/generating-power/hydro/ottawa-st-lawrence/Pages/arnprior-station.aspx Arnprior Station]. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.


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