Barrage de Grand-Mère
Barrage de Grand-Mère is a dam in Shawinigan, Mauricie, Quebec. Barrage de Grand-Mère is situated nearby to the power station Centrale de Grand-Mère, as well as near the suburb Lac-à-la-Tortue.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centrale de Grand-Mère and Grand-Mère station.
Centrale de Grand-Mère
Power station
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Centrale de Grand-Mère is a power station, which is situated 200 metres northwest of Barrage de Grand-Mère.
Grand-Mère station
Railway stop
Grand-Mère is a settlement and former municipality in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. As a result of the municipal reorganization in Quebec which took effect at the beginning of 2002, Grand-Mère now forms part of the City of Shawinigan. Grand-Mère station is situated 1¼ km southwest of Barrage de Grand-Mère.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand-Mère and Lac-à-la-Tortue.
Grand-Mère
Suburb
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand-Mère is a settlement and former municipality in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. As a result of the municipal reorganization in Quebec which took effect at the beginning of 2002, Grand-Mère now forms part of the City of Shawinigan.
Lac-à-la-Tortue
Suburb
Lac-à-la-Tortue, is a sector of the city of Shawinigan since 2002, it is located in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. The use includes the Lac-à-la-Tortue sector in Batiscanie, the common name for the watershed of the Batiscan River. Lac-à-la-Tortue is situated 3½ km east of Barrage de Grand-Mère.
Hérouxville
Photo: Veillg1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hérouxville is a picturesque locality of the Moyen-Mauricie at the southeastern limit of the Laurentian shield, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the regional county municipality of Mékinac, in Mauricie.
Barrage de Grand-Mère
- Type: Dam
- Also known as: “Barrage de Grand-Mere”
- Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.61422° or 46° 36′ 51″ northLongitude
-72.67685° or 72° 40′ 37″ westElevation
91 metres (299 feet)Height
24 metres (79 feet)Operator
Hydro-QuébecOpen location code
87R9J87F+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 41651845OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
5893514
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