Rivière Magog

Rivière Magog Magog River, Sekosonotek
View of the Rivière Magog on the edge of Sherbrooke
Data
location	Estrie in Québec (Canada)
River system	Saint Lawrence River
Drain over	Rivière Saint-François  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin	Lac Memphrémagog 45 ° 15 '43 "  N , 72 ° 9' 32"  W.
Source height	207  m
muzzle	in the Rivière Saint-François coordinates: 45 ° 24 ′ 20 "  N , 71 ° 53 ′ 25"  W 45 ° 24 ′ 20 "  N , 71 ° 53 ′ 25"  W
Mouth height	143  m
Height difference	64 m
Bottom slope	2 ‰
length	31.8 km
Catchment area	1900 km²
Drain	MQ	14 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Red Brook
Right tributaries	Grass Island Brook, Black Brook, Nick Brook, Dodds Brook
Reservoirs flowed through	Lac Magog
Big cities	Sherbrooke
Medium-sized cities	Magog
Location of the Rivière Magog in the catchment area of ​​the Rivière Saint-François

The Rivière Magog ( English Magog River ) is a river in the administrative region Estrie in the extreme south of the Canadian province of Québec .

The river drains in Magog the Lake Memphremagog . It flows over a distance of 31.8 km in a northeast direction to Sherbrooke , where it flows into the Rivière Saint-François .

Hydropower plants

There are several dams and seven hydropower plants along the course of the river. They are operated by the two energy suppliers Hydro-Magog and Hydro-Sherbrooke . The hydropower plants use the slope of the Rivière Magog of 64 m and have an installed capacity of around 14 MW. The Rock Forest dam dams the river to Lac Magog .

Surname	completion position	Power [MW]	Number of turbines	Drop height [m]	operator
Memphrémagog	1910/1992	1.9	2	8th	Hydro-Sherbrooke / Hydro-Magog
Grande dame	1911	1.8		10	Hydro-Magog
Rock Forest	1911 / 1997-2000	2.9	2	10	Hydro-Sherbrooke
Drummond	1910/1927/1965	0.6	1	4th	Hydro-Sherbrooke
Paton	1926-1927	1.7	2	7th	Hydro-Sherbrooke
Frontenac	1917/1987	2.2	2	12	Hydro-Sherbrooke
Abénaquis	1910	2.8	3	12	Hydro-Sherbrooke

Web links

Commons : Rivière Magog  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Hydro-Sherbrooke - Centrales ( Memento of the original of June 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ^ Barrage la Grande-Dame