Mactaquac Dam

The Mactaquac Dam is an embankment dam used to generate hydroelectricity in . It dams the waters of the Saint John River and is operated by NB Power with a capacity to generate 670 megawatts of electricity from 6 turbines; this represents 20 percent of New Brunswick's power demand.
Wikipedia
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  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 27 metres (89 feet)
  • Description: dam in New Brunswick, Canada

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mactaquac and Keswick Ridge.

Hamlet
is a community in the Canadian province…

Locality
Photo: Martin Cathrae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Canadian rural community in , on Route 616. is situated 5 km north of Mactaquac Dam.

Suburb
is a Canadian suburban community in , . is situated 9 km northeast of Mactaquac Dam.

Mactaquac Dam

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Latitude
45.95011° or 45° 57′ 0″ north
Longitude
-66.86558° or 66° 51′ 56″ west
Open location code
87QMX42M+2Q
Geo­Names ID
6063842
Wiki­data ID
Q2944485

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mactaquac Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mactaquac Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد ماكتاكواك”
  • French: “Barrage de Mactaquac”
  • French: “centrale de Mactaquac”
  • French: “Centrale de Mactaquac”
  • Italian: “diga di Mactaquac”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mactaquac-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Mactaquac-demningen”
  • Swedish: “Mactaquac Dam”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as French Village and McKeens Corner.

Nearby Places

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