Lac des Quinze
Lac des Quinze Barrage des Quinze |
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Coordinates | 47 ° 32 '52 " N , 79 ° 7' 26" W | ||||||
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Construction time: | 1923 | ||||||
Operator: | Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) | ||||||
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Water surface | 145 km² | ||||||
Reservoir length | 52 km | ||||||
Reservoir width | 11 km | ||||||
Storage space | 1308 million m³ |
Lac des Quinze is a reservoir on the upper reaches of the Ottawa River in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of the Canadian province of Québec .
It is located 20 km east of Lac Témiscamingue . Its area is 145 km². The storage capacity of the Lac des Quinze is 1308 million m³. The lake is dammed by the Barrage des Quinze dam. Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) operates the dam.
6 km downstream is another dam, the Barrage des Rapides-des-Quinze . The associated hydroelectric power station Centrale des Rapides-des-Quinze was built in 1923 and later expanded in 1948 and is operated by Hydro-Québec .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac des Quinze
- ↑ ottawariverkeeper.ca (web archive)