Barrage de Shawinigan
Barrage de Shawinigan is a dam in Shawinigan, Mauricie, Quebec. Barrage de Shawinigan is situated nearby to the museum Former N.A.C. Power House, as well as near the ruins Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former N.A.C. Power House and Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station.
Former N.A.C. Power House
Museum
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Former N.A.C. Power House is a museum.
Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station
Ruins
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Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station is a ruins.
Former Alcan-16 Power House
Ruins
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Former Alcan-16 Power House is a ruins, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Barrage de Shawinigan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawinigan and Shawinigan-Sud.
Shawinigan
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Shawinigan is a city of 50,000 people in the Mauricie region of Quebec. It arose because of its tremendous hydro-electric generation capacity, and is now focusing on tourism.
Shawinigan-Sud
Suburb
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Shawinigan-Sud is a predominantly French-speaking settlement in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River. In 1996, its population was 11,804. Shawinigan-Sud is situated 2½ km southeast of Barrage de Shawinigan.
Saint-Boniface
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Saint-Boniface is a parish municipality of the Maskinongé Regional county municipality, in Moyenne-Mauricie. The residents of Saint-Boniface benefit from a picturesque parish, with rural charms, while being close to the shops and services that Shawinigan offers.
Barrage de Shawinigan
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
- Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Barrage de Shawinigan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barrage de Shawinigan”
- French: “barrage de Shawinigan”
- French: “Barrage de Shawinigan”
- Swedish: “Barrage de Shawinigan”
- Turkish: “Barrage de Shawinigan”
- Turkish: “Shawinigan Barajı”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Baie-de-Shawinigan and Belgoville.
Nearby Places
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