Beauharnois generating station

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The Beauharnois generating station is a large hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, known for harnessing the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to produce electricity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station ⓘ
run-of-the-river power plant ⓘ
architecturalStyle Art Deco ⓘ
commissioned 1932 ⓘ
connectsTo Saint Lawrence Seaway infrastructure ⓘ
constructionMaterial reinforced concrete ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
electrificationMethod hydroelectricity ⓘ
gridConnection Hydro-Québec transmission system ⓘ
linked to: Hydro-Québec
hasBuildingUse power generation ⓘ
hasCoordinates approximately 45.32°N 73.90°W ⓘ
hasPart Beauharnois Canal ⓘ
hasTypeOfTurbine Francis turbine ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
Quebec cultural heritage site ⓘ
inception 1932 ⓘ
installedCapacity 1903 MW ⓘ
locatedIn Beauharnois, Quebec ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Montérégie ⓘ
locatedInBasin Saint Lawrence River basin ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear Lake Saint-Louis ⓘ
Valleyfield, Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Beauharnois, Quebec
locatedOnWatercourse Saint Lawrence River ⓘ
managedBy Hydro-Québec Production ⓘ
linked to: Hydro-Québec
maximumGeneratingCapacity about 1,900 megawatts ⓘ
nearbyCity Salaberry-de-Valleyfield ⓘ
notableFor Art Deco industrial architecture ⓘ
large installed capacity among Canadian hydroelectric stations ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 38 ⓘ
operator Hydro-Québec ⓘ
ownedBy Hydro-Québec ⓘ
partOf Hydro-Québec hydropower fleet ⓘ
linked to: Hydro-Québec

Saint Lawrence River hydropower system ⓘ
primaryEnergySource hydropower ⓘ
purpose electricity generation ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
navigation improvement ⓘ
regionServed Montreal area ⓘ
linked to: Montreal region

Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
startOfConstruction 1929 ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
usesWatercourse Saint Lawrence River ⓘ
waterIntakeFrom Beauharnois Canal ⓘ

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Saint Lawrence River → hasHydroelectricDam → Beauharnois generating station ⓘ
Carillon generating station → locatedDownstreamOf → Grenville generating station ⓘ
linked to: Beauharnois generating station
Beauharnois, Quebec → hasHydroelectricFacility → Beauharnois generating station ⓘ
Beauharnois, Quebec → hasPowerPlant → Beauharnois hydroelectric power station ⓘ
linked to: Beauharnois generating station
Beauharnois Canal → feeds → Beauharnois hydroelectric generating station ⓘ
linked to: Beauharnois generating station
Beauharnois → hasHydroelectricPlant → Beauharnois generating station ⓘ
Beauharnois → hasMajorStructure → Beauharnois generating station ⓘ