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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

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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