Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station photograph

Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station

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Opened 1961
Provinces Quebec
Owners Hydro-Québec
Hydraulic head24. 39 m (80. 02 ft)
Construction began1930
Designated as world heritage site1990
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2274609
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About Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station


The Beauharnois generating station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station along the Saint Lawrence Seaway on the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The station was built in three phases, and comprises 36 turbines, capable of generating up to 1,903 MW of electrical power.

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