The Rivière des Prairies generating station (in French: Centrale de la Rivière des Prairies) is a run of river hydroelectric power station on the Rivière des Prairies between the islands of Jesus and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Built in 1929, it is now managed and operated by Hydro-Québec. It has a generating capacity of 48 MW. There is no lock allowing boats to bypass the dam.
Statistics: Year built: 1929 Installed capacity: 48 MW Number of generators: 6 Hydraulic head: Hydraulic flow: ~ Reservoir: n/a (run-of-river)
See also
Île de la Visitation List of bridges in Montreal List of crossings of the Rivière des Prairies List of hydroelectric stations List of reservoirs and dams in Quebec
References
External links
Hydro-Québec website (English)