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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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
affectsRegion Côte-Nord–du-Saint-Laurent hydrological region NERFINISHED
basinCountry Canada
constructionBegan 1914
country Canada
createsReservoir Gouin Reservoir NERFINISHED
elevationAtCrest about 402 metres above sea level
formsPartOf Hydro-Québec generation fleet NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfSpillway gated spillway
impounds Gouin Reservoir NERFINISHED
inServiceSince 1918
isMajorStructureIn Saint-Maurice River watershed NERFINISHED
isUpstreamOf Beaumont Generating Station NERFINISHED
Grand-Mère Generating Station NERFINISHED
La Gabelle Generating Station NERFINISHED
La Loutre Dam NERFINISHED
La Trenche Generating Station NERFINISHED
La Tuque Generating Station NERFINISHED
Rapide-Blanc Generating Station NERFINISHED
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station NERFINISHED
Shawinigan-3 Generating Station NERFINISHED
locatedIn Quebec NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Mauricie NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Canada
locatedInHydrologicalBasin Saint-Maurice River basin NERFINISHED
locatedInProvince Quebec NERFINISHED
locatedNear La Tuque NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Saint-Maurice River NERFINISHED
managesOutflowTo Saint-Maurice River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Lomer Gouin NERFINISHED
opened 1918
operator Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED
ownedBy Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED
partOf Saint-Maurice River hydroelectric system NERFINISHED
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
water regulation
regionServed Mauricie NERFINISHED
Quebec NERFINISHED
regulates downstream river discharge
water levels in Gouin Reservoir
watercourseCrossed Saint-Maurice River NERFINISHED

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