Barrage de Carillon
Barrage de Carillon is a dam in Laurentians, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec. Barrage de Carillon is situated nearby to the industrial building Carillon hydroelectric generating station, as well as near the village Saint-André-Est.Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Saint-André-d’Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Carillon dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carillon hydroelectric generating station.
Carillon hydroelectric generating station
Industrial building
Photo: Mac Armstrong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Carillon generating station is a hydroelectric power station on the Ottawa River near Carillon, Quebec, Canada. Built between 1959 and 1964, it is managed and operated by Hydro-Québec. Carillon hydroelectric generating station is situated 120 metres northeast of Barrage de Carillon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carillon and Pointe-Fortune.
Carillon
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Carillon is a former municipality and an unincorporated community in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Pointe-Fortune
Photo: P199, Public domain.
Pointe-Fortune is a picturesque and modern municipality on the south shore of the Ottawa River, in the regional county municipality of Vaudreuil-Soulanges region of Montérégie, Quebec.
Saint-André-Est
Village
Photo: Cantons-de-l’Est, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-André-Est is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Barrage de Carillon.
Barrage de Carillon
Latitude
45.56767° or 45° 34′ 4″ northLongitude
-74.38399° or 74° 23′ 2″ westElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Operator
Hydro-QuébecOpen location code
87Q7HJ98+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 176690457OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
5893510Wikidata ID
Q22522743
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Satellite Map
Discover Barrage de Carillon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Barrage de Carillon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barrage de Carillon”
- French: “barrage de Carillon”
- French: “Barrage de Carillon”
- Swedish: “Barrage de Carillon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as L’Île-aux-Chats and Geneva.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Carillon Rapids and Carillon Canal National Historic Site of Canada.
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