La Grande-1 generating station

The La Grande-1 is a hydroelectric power station on the that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 1,436 MW and was commissioned in 1994–1995.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: building in Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as: “La Grande 1 generating station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barrage La Grande-1.

Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a dam.

La Grande-1 generating station

Latitude
53.73389° or 53° 44′ 2″ north
Longitude
-78.57028° or 78° 34′ 13″ west
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Operator
Hydro-Quebec
Open location code
9753PCMH+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 158957854
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
5919092
Wiki­data ID
Q1338919
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Satellite Map

Discover La Grande-1 generating station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“La Grande-1 generating station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “拉格朗德一级水电站”
  • Chinese: “拉格朗德一級水電站”
  • Chinese: “拉格蘭德-1發電廠”
  • Finnish: “La Grande-1 vesivoimalaitos”
  • French: “centrale hydroélectrique La Grande‑1”
  • French: “centrale La Grande-1”
  • French: “Centrale La Grande-1”
  • German: “Centrale La Grande-1”
  • German: “La Grande-1”
  • German: “Wasserkraftwerk La Grande-1”
  • Japanese: “ラグランデ第一発電所”
  • Japanese: “ラグランデ第三発電所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “La Grande 1 vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “La Grande 1-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “La Grande-1 vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “La Grande-1-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “La Grande-1”
  • Norwegian: “La Grande 1-demningen”
  • Romanian: “Hidrocentrala La Grande-1”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Ла-Гранд-1”

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