La Gabelle generating station

The La Gabelle generating station is a hydroelectric dam built on the , in , in . Property of Hydro-Québec, it was commissioned in 1924 with the first four generating units, in addition a fifth in 1931.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: building in Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as: “Centrale La Gabelle” and “La Gabelle Generating Station”
  • Address: 606 chemin de La Gabelle, Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, QC G0X 2P0

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shawinigan-Sud and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel.

Suburb
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is a predominantly French-speaking settlement in the area in , Canada, on the . In 1996, its population was 11,804. is situated 8 km north of La Gabelle generating station.

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is a charming locality in Lower-, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, in the regional county municipality of , in .

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is a parish municipality of the county municipality, in Moyenne-. The residents of benefit from a picturesque parish, with rural charms, while being close to the shops and services that Shawinigan offers.

La Gabelle generating station

Latitude
46.44912° or 46° 26′ 57″ north
Longitude
-72.73937° or 72° 44′ 22″ west
Inception
1924
Operator
Hydro-Quebec
Open location code
87R9C7X6+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 100244369
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q2944479
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“La Gabelle generating station” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Barrage de La Gabelle”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة توليد لابابيل”
  • French: “Barrage de La Gabelle”
  • French: “centrale de La Gabelle”
  • French: “Centrale de La Gabelle”
  • French: “La Gabelle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “La Gabelle vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “La Gabelle-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “La Gabelle-demningen”
  • Swedish: “Barrage de La Gabelle”
  • Turkish: “La Gabelle Barajı”
  • Turkish: “La Gabelle Generating Station”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС La Gabelle”

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