Manic Reservoir 3
| Réservoir Manic 3 Barrage Manic-3 / Centrale René-Lévesque |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 68 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ W | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Construction time: | 1971-1976 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 107 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 8th 400 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 395 m | ||||||||
| Base width: | 732 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 1 244 MW | ||||||||
| Operator: | Hydro Quebec | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 206 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 207 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 98 km | ||||||||
| Storage space | 351 million m³ | ||||||||
The reservoir Réservoir Manic 3 is located on the Rivière Manicouagan , about 75 km north of Baie-Comeau in the Canadian province of Québec .
It is formed by the Barrage Manic-3 dam , which was built between 1970 and 1976 (at 49 ° 44 ′ 25 ″ N , 68 ° 35 ′ 34 ″ W ).
The associated storage power plant Centrale René-Lévesque (at 49 ° 44 ′ 27 ″ N , 68 ° 35 ′ 40 ″ W ) is located in a cavern . It has an installed capacity of 1244 MW (6 Francis turbines ) and uses a hydraulic potential of 94 m.
The power plant was renamed in June 2010 in honor of the former Prime Minister of Québec, René Lévesque .
Individual evidence
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Réservoir Manic 3
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Barrage Manic-3
- ^ Hydro-Québec - Hydroelectric Generating Stations
- ^ A b Commission de toponymie du Québec - Centrale René-Lévesque