Muskrat Falls dam

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Muskrat Falls dam is a large hydroelectric generating station on the Churchill River in Labrador, Canada, built as part of the Lower Churchill Project.

All labels observed (3)

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Muskrat Falls 2
Muskrat Falls dam canonical 2
Muskrat Falls Reservoir 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant
commissioningStartDate 2019
connectedTo Labrador–Island Link
surface form: Labrador-Island Link transmission line

Maritime Link
surface form: Maritime Link transmission project
constructionStartDate 2013
country Canada
damType concrete dam
earthfill dam
developedBy Nalcor Energy
distanceFromMouthOfRiver approximately 25 km
estimatedAnnualGeneration approximately 4.9 TWh
fullyCommissionedDate 2021
generatingCapacity 824 MW
gridConnection North American power transmission grid
surface form: North American power grid
hasEnvironmentalConcern methylmercury contamination risk
hasFinancialIssue cost overruns
project delays
hasName Muskrat Falls Generating Station
surface form: Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Generating Facility

Muskrat Falls dam self-linksurface differs
hasPowerhouse yes
hasReservoir Muskrat Falls dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Muskrat Falls Reservoir
hasSocialIssue Indigenous rights concerns
public protests
hasSpillway yes
isMajorComponentOf Lower Churchill Project
surface form: Lower Churchill hydroelectric development
locatedIn Labrador
locatedInProvinceOrTerritory Newfoundland and Labrador
locatedInRegion Labrador interior plateau
surface form: central Labrador
locatedNear Happy Valley-Goose Bay
locatedOnRiver Churchill River NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 4
ownedBy Nalcor Energy
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
partOf Lower Churchill Project
primaryEnergySource hydropower
projectName Lower Churchill Project
surface form: Lower Churchill Project Phase 1
projectStatus operational
purpose electricity generation
region Atlantic Canada
regulator Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
subjectOf Muskrat Falls public inquiry
suppliesElectricityTo Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
turbineType Francis turbine
upstreamFrom Churchill Falls Generating Station
watercourse Churchill River NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Churchill River watercourseHasDam Muskrat Falls dam
Churchill River hasWaterfall Muskrat Falls dam
this entity surface form: Muskrat Falls
Muskrat Falls Generating Station namedAfter Muskrat Falls dam
this entity surface form: Muskrat Falls
Muskrat Falls dam hasName Muskrat Falls dam self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Muskrat Falls Generating Station
Muskrat Falls dam hasReservoir Muskrat Falls dam self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Muskrat Falls Generating Station
this entity surface form: Muskrat Falls Reservoir