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Gouin Dam

Coordinates: 48°21′12″N 74°05′57″W / 48.3533°N 74.0991°W / 48.3533; -74.0991
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Gouin Dam
Gouin Dam is located in Quebec
Gouin Dam
Location of Gouin Dam in Quebec
CountryCanada
LocationQuebec, Mauricie, La Tuque
Coordinates48°21′12″N 74°05′57″W / 48.3533°N 74.0991°W / 48.3533; -74.0991
Opening date1948
Owner(s)Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
Height (foundation)26
Length502
Dam volume178900
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The Gouin dam is a river infrastructure that created the Gouin Reservoir. This dam is the source of the Saint-Maurice River and is located in the town of La Tuque, in Mauricie, in province Quebec, in Canada.

Toponymy

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The Gouin dam owes its name to Lomer Gouin (1861-1929), who was premier of Quebec between 1905 and 1920, federal minister of justice between 1921 and 1924 and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec in 1929.[2]

Geography

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The Kikendatch Bay is formed by the Gouin dam which is located at:

Infrastructure

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Completed in 1948, the dam is equipped with a mini-hydroelectric power station fitted with two turbine-generator sets of 300 kW each, in order to meet the needs of the dam itself, of the staff residences of Hydro-Québec assigned to its maintenance and an outfitter located nearby.

  • Height of the dam: 26 metres (85 ft)
  • Holding capacity: 27,795,000,000 m3 (9.816×1011 cu ft)
  • Height of the reservoir: 24.2 metres (79 ft)
  • Length of the structure: 502 metres (1,647 ft)
  • Type of dam: Concrete-gravity
  • Type of foundation land: Roc. Class: A
  • Level of consequences: Considerable
  • Seismic zone: 1
  • Reservoir area: 142.7 hectares (353 acres)
  • Watershed area: 9,473 km2 (3,658 sq mi)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Barrage Gouin (Gouin Dam)". Centre d'expertise hydrique. Retrieved 2018-05-27. Répertoire des barrages.
  2. ^ Bank of place names in Quebec. "Barrage Gouin". Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved May 27, 2018..
  3. ^ Distances measured from l Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) from the Department of Natural Resources Canada
  4. ^ Wikimapia - Accessed May 27, 2018