Upper Salmon hydroelectric power station
| Upper Salmon hydroelectric power station | ||
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| location | ||
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 11 ′ 1 ″ N , 56 ° 10 ′ 24 ″ W | |
| Waters | Power station canal between Cold Spring Lake and Godaleich Pond | |
| Height upstream | 241 m | |
| power plant | ||
| operator | Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro | |
| Start of operation | 1983 | |
| technology | ||
| Bottleneck performance | 84 megawatts | |
| Average height of fall |
51 m | |
| Expansion flow | 189.5 m³ / s | |
| Standard work capacity | 570 million kWh / year | |
| Turbines | 1 Francis turbine | |
| Others | ||
The Upper Salmon hydropower plant is located on the island of Newfoundland, which belongs to the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
The Upper Salmon hydropower plant is part of a larger hydropower project. Upstream is the Granite Canal hydropower station , downstream the Bay d'Espoir hydropower station . A canal leads from the upstream Cold Spring Lake to the power station. The lake is dammed by a dam on the West Salmon River to a height of 241 m . The Cold Spring Lake is fed by several upstream dammed lakes: Great Burnt Lake , Crooked Lake and Meelpaeg Lake . The power plant uses a drop height of 51 m to the east Godaleich Pond , which drains to Round Pond . The hydropower plant went into operation in 1983. It has a Francis turbine with an installed capacity of 84 MW . The expansion water volume is 189.5 m³ / s. The average annual energy production is 570 GWh . The facility is operated by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro , a subsidiary of Nalcor Energy .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Upper Salmon Hydroelectric Generating Station . Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. Retrieved November 14, 2018.