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.- 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
Lewiston–Queenston Bridge
Bridge
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
Niagara Falls
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
43.14248° or 43° 8′ 33″ north
Longitude
-79.03984° or 79° 2′ 23″ west
Elevation
341 feet (104 metres)
Inception
January 1961
Operator
Open location code
87M24XR6+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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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