Shawinigan-3 Generating Station
Shawinigan-3 Generating Station is an industrial building in Shawinigan, Mauricie, Quebec which is located on Promenade René-Lévesque. Shawinigan-3 Generating Station is situated nearby to Shawinigan-3 Dam, as well as near Shawinigan-2 Dam.Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: Generating Station in Shawinigan, Quebec
- Address: 2253 Promenade René-Lévesque, G9N 6V1
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex and Former N.A.C. Power House.
Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex
Power station
Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex is a power station, which is situated 270 metres north of Shawinigan-3 Generating Station.
Former N.A.C. Power House
Museum
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Former N.A.C. Power House is a museum, which is situated 440 metres north of Shawinigan-3 Generating Station.
Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station
Ruins
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Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station is a ruins, which is situated 390 metres north of Shawinigan-3 Generating Station.
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 Generating Station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.53378° or 46° 32′ 2″ northLongitude
-72.76567° or 72° 45′ 56″ westInception
November 15th, 1948Levels
2Operator
Hydro-QuebecOpen location code
87R9G6MM+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 101757365OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q2944497
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Shawinigan-3 Generating Station” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale de Shawinigan-3”
- French: “Centrale de Shawinigan-3”
- French: “Centrale S3”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shawingan-3 vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shawingan-3-demningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shawinigan-3-demningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shawningan 3 vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Shawinigan-3-demningen”
- Turkish: “centrale de Shawinigan-3”
- Turkish: “Shawinigan-3 Santralı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shawinigan-3 Dam and Shawinigan-2 Dam.
Nearby Places
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