Beaumont Generating Station

Beaumont Generating Station is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint-Maurice River, in Zec de La Croche, in upper Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. This hydroelectric dam is located between La Trenche generating station and La Tuque generating station. It is the fifth dam from the head of the river, among 11. Unlike the other hydroelectric plants on the river, which took the name from the rapids or falls they drowned, the Central Beaumont was named for Robert J. Beaumont, the former president of the Shawinigan Water & Power Company.^[1]

Beaumont Generating Station
View of the Central Beaumont
Country	Canada
Location	La Tuque, Mauricie, Québec
Coordinates	47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W
Status	Operational
Construction began	1958
Opening date	1958-1959
Owner(s)	Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity dam
Impounds	Saint-Maurice River
Height	37.8 m (124 ft)
Height (foundation)	52
Length	489 m (1,604 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	2
Catchment area	28526
Surface area	500 ha (1,200 acres)
Normal elevation	193
Power Station
Operator(s)	Hydro-Québec
Type	Francis
Turbines	6
Installed capacity	270 MW

Images

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  Beaumont Central of Hydro-Québec in La Tuque
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  Beaumont dam, water retention on Saint-Maurice River

See also

• Hydro-Québec
• Saint-Maurice River
• La Tuque
• Mauricie
• Zec de La Croche