Gouin Dam

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Gouin Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Quebec, Canada, that creates the vast Gouin Reservoir and plays a key role in regional power generation and water regulation.

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Gouin Dam canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
affectsRegion Côte-Nord–du-Saint-Laurent hydrological region ⓘ
basinCountry Canada ⓘ
constructionBegan 1914 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
createsReservoir Gouin Reservoir ⓘ
elevationAtCrest about 402 metres above sea level ⓘ
formsPartOf Hydro-Québec generation fleet ⓘ
hasFunction regulation of flows for downstream power stations ⓘ
hasInfrastructureClass large dam ⓘ
hasMainUse seasonal storage of water ⓘ
hasReservoirArea Gouin Reservoir area over 1,700 square kilometres ⓘ
hasStartPointOfRiverRegulation Saint-Maurice River ⓘ
hasTypeOfSpillway gated spillway ⓘ
impounds Gouin Reservoir ⓘ
inServiceSince 1918 ⓘ
isMajorStructureIn Saint-Maurice River watershed ⓘ
isUpstreamOf Beaumont Generating Station ⓘ
Grand-Mère Generating Station ⓘ
La Gabelle Generating Station ⓘ
La Loutre Dam ⓘ
La Trenche Generating Station ⓘ
La Tuque Generating Station ⓘ
Rapide-Blanc Generating Station ⓘ
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station ⓘ
Shawinigan-3 Generating Station ⓘ
locatedIn Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Mauricie ⓘ
locatedInCountry Canada ⓘ
locatedInHydrologicalBasin Saint-Maurice River basin ⓘ
locatedInProvince Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
locatedNear La Tuque ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Saint-Maurice River ⓘ
managesOutflowTo Saint-Maurice River ⓘ
namedAfter Lomer Gouin ⓘ
opened 1918 ⓘ
operator Hydro-Québec ⓘ
ownedBy Hydro-Québec ⓘ
partOf Saint-Maurice River hydroelectric system ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ
regionServed Mauricie ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
regulates downstream river discharge ⓘ
water levels in Gouin Reservoir ⓘ
watercourseCrossed Saint-Maurice River ⓘ

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