Robert Moses Powerplant
The Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Lewiston, New York, near Niagara Falls. Owned and operated by the New York Power Authority, the plant diverts water from the Niagara River above Niagara Falls and returns the water into the lower portion of the river near Lake Ontario.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Lewiston, New York, near Niagara Falls
- Also known as: “Robert Moses - Niagara Dam”, “Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station”, “Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant”, “Robert Moses Niagra Powerplant”, and “Robert Moses Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dwyer Arena and Lewiston–Queenston Bridge.
Dwyer Arena
Sports venue
Photo: Banderas, Public domain.
The Robert and Concetta Dwyer Arena houses two ice surfaces, a starbucks, and a pro shop on Niagara University's campus in Lewiston, New York, United States. Dwyer Arena is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Robert Moses Powerplant.
Lewiston–Queenston Bridge
Bridge
Photo: TwinsMetsFan, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Lewiston–Queenston Bridge, also known as the Queenston–Lewiston Bridge, is an arch bridge that crosses the Niagara River gorge just south of the Niagara Escarpment. Lewiston–Queenston Bridge is situated 4,000 feet north of Robert Moses Powerplant.
Mount Saint Mary’s Hospital and Health Center
Hospital
Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center is a Catholic hospital in Lewiston, New York, just north of Niagara Falls, New York, where approximately 60% of the hospital's patients reside. Mount Saint Mary’s Hospital and Health Center is situated 1 mile northeast of Robert Moses Powerplant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queenston and Niagara Falls.
Queenston
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Queenston is a compact rural community and unincorporated place 5 kilometres north of Niagara Falls in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Queenston is situated 1½ miles northwest of Robert Moses Powerplant.
Niagara Falls
Photo: Evilarry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, is the self-proclaimed "Honeymoon Capital of the World". For over a century, the grandeur of the waterfalls of the Niagara River have attracted tourists to this destination.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Little Italy is a neighborhood located in Niagara Falls, New York. Little Italy is situated 3 miles south of Robert Moses Powerplant.
Robert Moses Powerplant
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, gravity dam, and industry
- Location: Lewiston, Niagara County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.14245° or 43° 8′ 33″ northLongitude
-79.03983° or 79° 2′ 23″ westElevation
341 feet (104 metres)Inception
January 1961Operator
New York Power AuthorityOpen location code
87M24XR6+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 111646277OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
5134036Wikidata ID
Q2944554
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Robert Moses Powerplant” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “罗伯特·摩西-尼亚加拉水电站”
- Chinese: “羅伯特·摩西-尼亞加拉水電站”
- Chinese: “羅伯特·摩西尼亞加拉水力發電廠”
- Chinese: “羅伯特·摩西尼亞加拉水電站”
- Dutch: “Robert Moses waterkrachtcentrale”
- French: “Barrage des Chutes Niagara”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique Robert Moses Niagara”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique Robert Moses Niagara”
- French: “Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station”
- German: “Kraftwerk Robert Moses Niagara”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Niagara vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Robert Moses Niagara vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Niagara vannkraftverk”
- Slovenian: “Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant”
- Ukrainian: “Ніагарська ГЕС Роберта Мозеса”
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