Shawinigan-3 Dam
Shawinigan-3 Dam is a dam in Shawinigan, Mauricie, Quebec. Shawinigan-3 Dam is situated nearby to the industrial building Shawinigan-3 Generating Station, as well as near the power station Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Barrage de Shawinigan-3”
- Address: Shawinigan
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex and Shawinigan-3 Generating Station.
Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex
Power station
Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex is a power station, which is situated 240 metres north of Shawinigan-3 Dam.
Shawinigan-3 Generating Station
Industrial building
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shawinigan-3 Generating Station is an industrial building, which is situated 120 metres west of Shawinigan-3 Dam.
Former N.A.C. Power House
Museum
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Former N.A.C. Power House is a museum, which is situated 410 metres north of Shawinigan-3 Dam.
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
Photo: Vintotal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Saint-Boniface
Photo: Jacques Dupont, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Shawinigan-3 Dam
- Categories: building and industrial building
- Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.5341° or 46° 32′ 3″ northLongitude
-72.76423° or 72° 45′ 51″ westElevation
57 metres (187 feet)Height
13 metres (43 feet)Operator
Hydro-QuébecOpen location code
87R9G6MP+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 101763191OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
5893627Wikidata ID
Q22523586
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Shawinigan-3 Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barrage de Shawinigan-3”
- French: “barrage de Shawinigan-3”
- French: “Barrage de Shawinigan-3”
- Swedish: “Barrage de Shawinigan-3”
- Turkish: “Barrage de Shawinigan-3”
- Turkish: “Shawinigan-3 Barajı”
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