Rivière des Prairies generating station

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Opening date 1930 Opened 1930 Operator Hydro-Québec Impound Rivière des Prairies		Impounds Rivière des Prairies Province Québec Construction began 1928

Official name Centrale de la Rivière des Prairies Location Laval / Montreal, Quebec Hydraulic head (hydraulic head)7.32–7.93 m or 24–26 ft Similar Centrale de la Première, Rapides‑Farmer Generating Station, Beaumont generating station, Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generatin, La Grande‑1 generatin

The Rivière des Prairies generating station (in French: Centrale de la Rivière des Prairies) is a run of river hydroelectric power station on the Rivière des Prairies between the islands of Jesus and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1929, it is now managed and operated by Hydro-Québec. It has a generating capacity of 48 MW. There is no lock allowing boats to bypass the dam.

Map of Centrale de la Rivi%C3%A8re-des-Prairies, Laval, QC, Canada

Statistics:

Year built: 1929

Installed capacity: 48 MW

Number of generators: 6

Hydraulic head: 7.32–7.93 m or 24–26 ft

Hydraulic flow: ~ 1,000 m³/s (1,308 cu yd/s)

Reservoir: n/a (run-of-river)

References

Rivière des Prairies generating station Wikipedia

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