La Grande Reservoir 1
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Coordinates | 53 ° 44 '1 " N , 78 ° 28' 48" W | ||||||||
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Construction time: | 1989-1995 | ||||||||
Power plant output: | 1 436 MW | ||||||||
Operator: | Hydro Quebec | ||||||||
Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
Water surface | 70 km² | ||||||||
Reservoir length | 75 km | ||||||||
Storage space | 98 000 000 m³ |
The Réservoir La Grande-1 is a reservoir in the Canadian province of Québec .
Located in the Jamésie region on the lower reaches of the La Grande Rivière river, it is part of the Baie James hydropower project . The area of the 75 km long reservoir is 7 km², the storage volume is 98 million m³. The associated, 330 m wide Barrage La Grande-1 dam at ( ⊙ ) is 37 km from the mouth of the river in James Bay . Located at the dam Laufwasserkraftwerk La Grande-1 has twelve turbines with an installed power of 1436 MW , the drop height is 27.5 m.
Individual evidence
- ^ Réservoir La Grande 1. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed on December 4, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Centrales hydroélectriques. Hydro-Québec, accessed March 24, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Centrale La Grande-1. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed December 4, 2011 (French).