Carillon generating station

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The Carillon generating station is a major hydroelectric power plant and dam complex on the Ottawa River in Quebec, Canada, known for producing electricity and facilitating navigation through its lock system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
hydroelectric power station
run-of-the-river generating station
annualGeneration about 5 TWh
basinCountry Canada
commissioningDate 1964
constructionStartDate 1959
country Canada
crosses Ottawa River
damType concrete gravity dam
designedFor run-of-the-river operation with limited storage
energySource hydropower
gridConnection Hydro-Québec
surface form: Hydro-Québec transmission network
hasMaximumHead about 17 metres
hasNavigationLock Carillon lock
hasPart Carillon dam
Carillon lock
Carillon powerhouse
hasReservoir Carillon reservoir
hasSpillway yes
impact creation of Carillon reservoir on the Ottawa River
inServiceDate 1964
installedCapacity 752 MW
jurisdiction Province of Quebec
languageOfToponym French
locatedDownstreamOf Beauharnois generating station
surface form: Grenville generating station
locatedIn Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
locatedInMunicipality Saint-André-d’Argenteuil
locatedNear Les Cèdres, Quebec
surface form: Carillon, Quebec
locatedOnRiver Ottawa River
locatedUpstreamOf Lake of Two Mountains
lockLiftHeight about 20 metres
lockOperator Canadian Coast Guard
namedAfter village of Carillon
nearbyCity Lachute, Quebec
numberOfSpillwayGates 16
numberOfTurbines 14
operatedBy Hydro-Québec
ownedBy Hydro-Québec
partOf Ottawa River hydropower system
purpose electricity generation
navigation
riverControlFunction water level regulation on the Ottawa River
servesRegion Ontario
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
status operational
turbineType Kaplan turbine

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Saint Lawrence River hasHydroelectricDam Carillon generating station