Réservoir Laforge-1

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Réservoir Laforge-1
Aerial view of Réservoir Laforge 1 and Barrage Laforge-1
Aerial view of Réservoir Laforge 1 and Barrage Laforge-1
Location: Québec (Canada)
Tributaries: Rivière Laforge
Drain: Rivière Laforge
Réservoir Laforge-1 (Québec)
Réservoir Laforge-1
Coordinates 54 ° 21 '29 "  N , 72 ° 9' 36"  W Coordinates: 54 ° 21 '29 "  N , 72 ° 9' 36"  W
Data on the structure
Construction time: 1993-1994
Power plant output: 878 MW
Operator: Hydro Quebec
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination ) 439  m
Water surface 1 288  km²
Storage space 6th 857 000 000  m³

The Réservoir Laforge-1 is a reservoir in the Canadian province of Québec . Located in the Jamésie region, it is part of the Baie James hydropower project .

The Barrage Laforge-1 dam dams the Rivière Laforge , a right tributary of the La Grande Rivière . The Réservoir de Caniapiscau has belonged to the catchment area of ​​the Rivière Laforge since its completion and feeds the Réservoir Laforge-1.

The associated Laforge-1 storage power plant with an output of 878 MW is located 531 km from the confluence of La Grande Rivière with James Bay .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Réservoir Laforge 1. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed on December 3, 2011 (French).
  2. Centrale Laforge-1. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed December 3, 2011 (French).
  3. Centrales hydroélectriques. Hydro-Québec, accessed March 13, 2012 (French).