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Beauharnois generating station
The Beauharnois generating station in 2014.
Beauharnois generating station is located in Southern Quebec
Beauharnois generating station
Location of Beauharnois generating station in Southern Quebec
Beauharnois generating station is located in Canada
Beauharnois generating station
Beauharnois generating station (Canada)
LocationBeauharnois, Quebec,
Canada
Coordinates45°18′50″N 73°54′32″W / 45.31389°N 73.90889°W / 45.31389; -73.90889
Construction began1930
Opening date1961
Owner(s)Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsSaint Lawrence River
Power Station
Hydraulic head24.39 m (80.02 ft)
Turbines36
Installed capacity1,903 MW
National Historic Site of Canada
Official nameBeauharnois Power Development National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1990

The Beauharnois generating 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,[1] and comprises 36 turbines, capable of generating up to 1,903 MW of electrical power. Constructions on the facility began in 1930 and was completed in 1961.[2]

The facility was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990.[3]

Construction of the first phase in 1930.
  1. ^ "Beauharnois Power Plant". SPG Hydro International: Projects. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. ^ Hydroelectric generating stations of HydroQuebec, retrieved 2010-06-25
  3. ^ "Beauharnois Power Development National Historic Site of Canada". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

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