Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station

Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station
The Beauharnois generating station in 2014.
Location of Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station in Southern Quebec
Location	Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°18′50″N 73°54′32″W / 45.31389°N 73.90889°WCoordinates: 45°18′50″N 73°54′32″W / 45.31389°N 73.90889°W
Construction began	1930
Opening date	1961
Owner(s)	Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity dam
Impounds	Saint Lawrence River
Power station
Hydraulic head	24.39 m^2 (262.53 sq ft)
Turbines	38
Installed capacity	1,903 MW
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Beauharnois Power Development National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1990

The Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power 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, and comprises 38 turbines, capable of generating up to 1,903 MW of electrical power. Constructions on the facility began in 1930 and was completed in 1961.^[1]

The facility was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990.^[2]

Construction of the first phase in 1930.

See also

• Beauharnois scandal
• Beauharnois Canal
• Saint Lawrence Seaway
• List of electrical generating stations in Canada
• Reservoirs and dams in Canada

References

1. Hydroelectric generating stations of HydroQuebec, retrieved 2010-06-25
2. "Beauharnois Power Development National Historic Site of Canada". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved 5 March 2012.