Reservoir Bersimis-2
| Réservoir Bersimis-2 Barrage Bersimis-2 / Centrale Bersimis-2 |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 12 '14 " N , 69 ° 16' 44" W | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | 1956-1959 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 83 m | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 640 m | ||||||||
| Operator: | Hydro Quebec | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 42 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 20 km | ||||||||
| Storage space | 1 617 000 000 m³ | ||||||||
The Réservoir Bersimis-2 is a reservoir on the Rivière Betsiamites River in the Canadian province of Québec .
The associated Barrage Bersimis-2 dam (at 49 ° 10 ′ 3 ″ N , 69 ° 14 ′ 37 ″ W ) was built between 1956 and 1959. The Bersimis-2 hydropower plant , a run-of-river power plant at 49 ° 10 ′ 31 ″ N , 69 ° 13 ′ 45 ″ W , is operated by Hydro-Québec . It has five turbines with a capacity of 869 MW, the drop height is 115 meters.
The Bersimis-1 power plant complex with the Pipmuacan reservoir is located 20 kilometers upstream of the reservoir . This regulates the flow of water into the reservoir.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barrage Bersimis-2. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed November 14, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Centrales hydroélectriques. Hydro-Québec, accessed March 13, 2012 (French).