Beaumont Generating Station Explained

Beaumont Generating Station
Coordinates:47.5556°N -72.8367°W
Country:Canada
Location:La Tuque, Mauricie, Québec
Status:O
Construction Began:1958
Opening:1958-1959
Owner:Hydro-Québec
Dam Type:G
Dam Height:37.8m (124feet)
Dam Height Foundation:52
Dam Length:489m (1,604feet)
Dam Crosses:Saint-Maurice River
Res Capacity Total:2
Res Catchment:28526
Res Surface:500ha
Res Elevation:193
Plant Operator:Hydro-Québec
Plant Type:Francis
Plant Turbines:6
Plant Capacity:270

Beaumont Generating Station is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint-Maurice River, in Zec de La Croche, in upper Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. This hydroelectric dam is located between La Trenche generating station and La Tuque generating station. It is the fifth dam from the head of the river, among 11. Unlike the other hydroelectric plants on the river, which took the name from the rapids or falls they drowned, the Central Beaumont was named for Robert J. Beaumont, the former president of the Shawinigan Water & Power Company.[1]

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References

  1. Web site: Commission de toponymie du Québec - Banque des noms de lieux - Barrage Beaumont.

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