Beaumont generating station

Beaumont generating station

View of the Central Beaumont
Country Canada
Location La Tuque, Mauricie, Québec
Coordinates 47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W / 47.55556°N 72.83667°W / 47.55556; -72.83667Coordinates: 47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W / 47.55556°N 72.83667°W / 47.55556; -72.83667
Status Operational
Construction began 1958
Opening date 1958-1959
Owner(s) Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity dam
Impounds Saint-Maurice River
Height 37.8 m (124 ft)
Height (foundation) 52
Length 489 m (1,604 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 2
Catchment area 28526
Surface area 500 ha (1,200 acres)
Normal elevation 193
Power station
Operator(s) Hydro-Québec
Type Francis
Turbines 6
Installed capacity 270

Beaumont generating station is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint-Maurice River, in Zec de La Croche, in upper Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. This hydroelectric dam is located between La Trenche generating station and La Tuque generating station. It is the fifth dam from the head of the river, among 11. Unlike the other hydroelectric plants on the river, which took the name from the rapids or falls they drowned, the Central Beaumont was named for Robert J. Beaumont, the former president of the Shawinigan Water & Power Company.[1]

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References

  1. "Commission de toponymie du Québec - Banque des noms de lieux - Barrage Beaumont".

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