Rapide-Blanc Generating Station
The Rapide-Blanc generating station is a hydroelectric facility, comprising a reservoir, a dam and a hydroelectric plant. It is located on the Saint-Maurice River about sixty kilometres north of the city of La Tuque, in Quebec, in Canada.
- Industrial building
- …lies at an elevation of 322 metres (1,056 feet)
- …is also known as “Centrale du Rapide-Blanc”
- …is operated by Hydro-Quebec
- …dates from 1934
- Description: building in Quebec, Canada
Rapide-Blanc Generating Station
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Latitude
47.79628° or 47° 47′ 47″ north
Longitude
-72.97335° or 72° 58′ 24″ west
Open location code
87V9Q2WG+GM
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building=industrial
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Rapide-Blanc Generating Station” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale de Rapide-Blanc”
- French: “Centrale de Rapide-Blanc”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rapide Blanc-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Rapide Blanc-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Rapide-Blanc”
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