Carillon Generating Station
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 megawatts (1,008,000 hp), a head of 17.99 meters (59.0 ft), and a reservoir of 26 square kilometers (10 sq mi). The dam spans the river between Carillon and Pointe-Fortune, Quebec.
| Official name | Centrale de Carillon
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| Coordinates | 45°34′07″N 74°23′01″W
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| Status | Operational
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| Construction began | 1959
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| Opening date | 1962
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UPPER DAM AND SPILLWAYS
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| Impounds |
UPPER RESERVOIR
| Surface area | 26 km (10 sq mi)
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LOWER DAM AND SPILLWAYS
LOWER RESERVOIR
POWER PLANT
| Hydraulic head | 17.99 m (59.0 ft)
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| Turbines | 14 × kaplan propeller-type turbines
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| Installed capacity | 752 MW
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