- Source: La Trenche Generating Station
La Trenche Generating Station is a hydroelectric power plant on the Saint-Maurice River and within La Tuque, in Upper-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. Its construction was completed in 1950. This power station was put into service immediately. It is the central sixth to block the river from its mouth. With its 302 megawatts (405,000 hp), it is the most powerful. Hydro-Québec acquired La Trenche power from the Shawinigan Water & Power Company.
This concrete dam-gravity type has a height of 53 metres (174 ft) and a length 442 metres (1,450 ft). Its retaining capacity is 6 million cubic meters of water at the outlet of Tourouvre lake. The lake is formed by a widening of the Saint-Maurice River because the dam receives water from the Trenche River.
Toponymy
The dam is named after the Trenche River.
The name "Tranche Dam" was officially registered on June 6, 2001, in the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec).
Images
See also
Trenche River
La Tuque, Quebec
Mauricie
Saint-Maurice River
References
External links
Central Trenche
Dam Trenche
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- La Trenche Generating Station
- Saint-Maurice River
- Beaumont Generating Station
- Lake Trenche
- Lake Tourouvre
- Rapide-Blanc generating station
- La Tuque, Quebec
- List of dams and reservoirs in Canada
- List of largest power stations in Canada
- List of generating stations in Quebec
