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Carillon Generating Station

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Official name
  
Centrale de Carillon

Opening date
  
1962

Impounds
  
Ottawa River

Province
  
Québec

Construction began
  
1959

Status
  
Operational

Type of dam
  
Barrage

Phone
  
+1 800-365-5229

Owner
  
Hydro-Québec

Impound
  
Ottawa River

Carillon Generating Station

Location
  
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec / East Hawkesbury, Ontario Canada

Address
  
240 Rue du Barrage, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, QC J0V 1X0, Canada

Similar
  
Carillon Canal, Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generatin, Rapides‑Farmer Generating Station, Centrale de la Première, Rivière des Prairies generatin

The Carillon Generating Station (in French: centrale de Carillon) is a hydroelectric power station on the Ottawa River near Carillon, Quebec, Canada. Built between 1959 and 1964, it is managed and operated by Hydro-Québec. It is a run-of-river generating station with an installed capacity of 752 megawatts (1,008,000 hp), a head of 17.99 meters (59.0 ft), and a reservoir of 26 square kilometers (10 sq mi). The dam spans the river between Carillon and Pointe-Fortune, Quebec.

Upon completion, the dam raised the water level by over 62 feet (19 m) at Carillon and over 9 feet (2.7 m) at Grenville. This inundated the rapids of Long-Sault, transforming them into calm (deeper) water. The dam also includes a modern lock that facilitates traffic up the Ottawa River, superseding the Carillon Canal.

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Carillon Generating Station Wikipedia