Niagara River diversion reservoirs

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The Niagara River diversion reservoirs are man-made water storage basins that regulate and supply diverted Niagara River flow to the Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations for power production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric support infrastructure ⓘ
man-made basin ⓘ
water storage reservoir system ⓘ
associatedWith Niagara Falls hydroelectric development ⓘ
Ontario Power Generation Niagara operations ⓘ
basinCountry Canada ⓘ
category Hydroelectric power infrastructure in Canada ⓘ
Reservoirs in Ontario ⓘ
connectedTo Niagara River diversion tunnels ⓘ
Sir Adam Beck power canal ⓘ
constructionType earth and concrete impoundments ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
designedFor load-following operations of hydroelectric plants ⓘ
short-term water storage ⓘ
energySector hydroelectric power ⓘ
environmentalImpact modification of natural Niagara River flow regime ⓘ
feeds Sir Adam Beck power canal system ⓘ
turbine intakes of Sir Adam Beck stations ⓘ
function to balance water supply with power demand at Sir Adam Beck stations ⓘ
infrastructureType hydraulic regulation reservoir ⓘ
isManMade true ⓘ
locatedIn Canada ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Province of Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Ontario

Regional Municipality of Niagara ⓘ
locatedNear Niagara Falls ⓘ
Queenston ⓘ
locatedOnWatercourse Niagara River ⓘ
locatedUpstreamOf Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations ⓘ
operator Ontario Power Generation ⓘ
ownedBy Ontario Power Generation ⓘ
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River hydrologic system ⓘ
Niagara River hydroelectric system ⓘ
Niagara River water diversion works ⓘ
Ontario power grid infrastructure ⓘ
purpose to regulate diverted Niagara River flow for power production ⓘ
to store water for Sir Adam Beck generating stations ⓘ
regionServed Ontario electricity market ⓘ
regulatesFlowOf diverted Niagara River water ⓘ
regulatoryContext subject to Niagara River water diversion treaties and agreements ⓘ
serves Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations ⓘ
suppliesWaterTo Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Station No. 1 ⓘ
Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Station No. 2 ⓘ
use hydroelectric power generation support ⓘ
regulation of diverted Niagara River flow ⓘ
waterSource Niagara River ⓘ
waterUse non-consumptive hydroelectric generation ⓘ

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Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations → hasReservoir → Niagara River diversion reservoirs ⓘ
Niagara River diversion reservoirs → partOf → Niagara River water diversion works ⓘ
linked to: Niagara River diversion reservoirs