Carillon Generating Station
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The Carillon Generating Station (in French: centrale de Carillon) is a hydroelectric
power station on the Ottawa River
near Carillon, Quebec
, Canada
. Built between 1959 and 1964, it is managed and operated by Hydro-Québec
. It is a run-of-river
generating station with an installed capacity of 752 MW, a head of 17.99 metres (59 ft), and a reservoir of 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi). The dam spans the river between Carillon and Pointe-Fortune, Ontario.
Upon completion, the dam raised the water level by over 62 feet (18.9 m) at Carillon and over 9 feet (2.7 m) at Grenville
. This inundated the rapids of Long-Sault, transforming them into calm (deeper) water. The dam also includes a modern lock that facilitates traffic up the Ottawa River, superseding the Carillon Canal
.
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
power station on the Ottawa River
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
near Carillon, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Built between 1959 and 1964, it is managed and operated by Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
. It is a run-of-river
Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity
Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation whereby a considerably smaller water storage called pondage or none is used to supply a power station. Run-of-the-river power plants are classified as with or without pondage...
generating station with an installed capacity of 752 MW, a head of 17.99 metres (59 ft), and a reservoir of 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi). The dam spans the river between Carillon and Pointe-Fortune, Ontario.
Upon completion, the dam raised the water level by over 62 feet (18.9 m) at Carillon and over 9 feet (2.7 m) at Grenville
Grenville, Quebec
Grenville is a village and municipality in the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is located opposite Hawkesbury, Ontario, on the Ottawa River.-History:...
. This inundated the rapids of Long-Sault, transforming them into calm (deeper) water. The dam also includes a modern lock that facilitates traffic up the Ottawa River, superseding the Carillon Canal
Carillon Canal
The Carillon Canal is a National Historic Site in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada. It preserves the historic Carillon Canal that was first built in the 1830s to facilitate travel on the Ottawa River...
.