Centrale de la Rivière des Prairies
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The Rivière des Prairies generating station (in French: Centrale de la Rivière des Prairies) is a run of river hydroelectric
power station on the Rivière des Prairies
between the islands of Jesus
and Montreal
, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1929, it is now managed and operated by Hydro-Québec
. It has a generating capacity of 48 MW.
Statistics:
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
power station on the Rivière des Prairies
Rivière des Prairies
The Rivière des Prairies is a delta channel of the Ottawa River in southwestern Quebec, Canada....
between the islands of Jesus
Île Jésus
Île Jésus is an island in southwestern Quebec, separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies....
and Montreal
Island of Montreal
The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies....
, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1929, it is now managed and operated by Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
. It has a generating capacity of 48 MW.
Statistics:
- Year built: 1929
- Installed capacity: 48 MW
- Number of generators: 6
- Hydraulic headHydraulic headHydraulic head or piezometric head is a specific measurement of water pressure above a geodetic datum. It is usually measured as a water surface elevation, expressed in units of length, at the entrance of a piezometer...
: 7.32–7.93 m (24–26 ft) - Hydraulic flow: ~ 1000 m3/s
- ReservoirReservoirA reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
: n/a (run-of-riverRun-of-the-river hydroelectricityRun-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation whereby a considerably smaller water storage called pondage or none is used to supply a power station. Run-of-the-river power plants are classified as with or without pondage...
)
See also
- Île de la VisitationÎle de la VisitationÎle de la Visitation is a small island in the Rivière des Prairies, part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, linked to the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada....
- List of bridges in Montreal
- List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies
- List of hydroelectric stations
- List of reservoirs and dams in Quebec