Baskatong Reservoir

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Baskatong Reservoir
Route 117 in the lower left corner of the picture
Route 117 in the lower left corner of the picture
Location: Québec (Canada)
Tributaries: Gatineau , Rivière Gens de Terre , Rivière Notawassi , Rivière d'Argent
Drain: Gatineau
Baskatong Reservoir (Québec)
Baskatong Reservoir
Coordinates 46 ° 48 '11 "  N , 75 ° 47' 46"  W Coordinates: 46 ° 48 '11 "  N , 75 ° 47' 46"  W
Data on the structure
Construction time: 1926-1927
Power plant output: 55 MW
Operator: Hydro Quebec
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination ) 218.87  m
Water surface 329 km²
Reservoir length 45 km
Reservoir width 19 km
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Location of the reservoir in the catchment area of ​​the Ottawa River

The Réservoir Baskatong is a reservoir in the Canadian province of Québec .

It was created in 1927 after the completion of the Barrage Mercier dam .

The reservoir has numerous branches and islands; its area is 329 km². (Other information: 413 km², most likely 413 km² is the area with islands and 329 km² without the islands.) The Mercier hydropower plant has been using the gradient of the reservoir since 2007 , with five turbines generating 55 MW at a drop height of 18 meters . The main purpose of the dam is to regulate the amount of water downstream, where there are other, much larger hydroelectric plants.

The main inflow of the reservoir is the Gatineau . Further noteworthy tributaries are:

The Réservoir Baskatong can be reached via several short forest roads that branch off from Route 117 . It is located about 200 km north of Ottawa and about 290 km northwest of Montreal .

The reservoir is a popular fishing spot. There are more than 20 outfitters along its banks. The edible fish in the lake are eyeglasses , pike , American char , coregonus and the inland form of the Atlantic salmon .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Principaux réservoirs. (No longer available online.) Commission de planification de la régularisation de la rivière des Outaouais, archived from the original on October 6, 2007 ; Retrieved November 27, 2011 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ottawariver.ca
  2. ↑ a b Baskatong Reservoir. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed November 27, 2011 (French).
  3. ↑ Centrales hydroélectriques. Hydro-Québec, accessed November 27, 2011 (French).
View of the reservoir