René-Lévesque generating station

Dam in Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada

The René-Lévesque generating station, formerly known as Manic-3, is a hydroelectric power station located 75 km from Baie-Comeau built on Manicouagan River, between 1970 and 1976. On June 22, 2010, the dam and the generating station were renamed to honour former Quebec premier René Lévesque, who was minister of Hydraulic resources during the construction of the complex and became premier of Quebec in 1976.

Country	Canada +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Location	Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Coordinates	49°44′23″N 68°35′32″W +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Status	Operational +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Construction began	1970 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Opening date	1976 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Owner	Hydro-Québec +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

UPPER DAM AND SPILLWAYS

Impounds	Manicouagan River +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Length	773 m (395 + 378) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Width	732 m +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

UPPER RESERVOIR

Creates	Reservoir Manic-3 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Total capacity	236 km² +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

LOWER DAM AND SPILLWAYS

LOWER RESERVOIR

POWER PLANT

Type	Run-of-the-river +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Hydraulic head	94.19 m +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Turbines	6 × Francis turbine +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Installed capacity	1,326 MW +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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