Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
The Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Lewiston, New York, near Niagara Falls. Owned and operated by the New York Power Authority, the plant diverts water from the Niagara River above Niagara Falls and returns the water into the lower portion of the river near Lake Ontario.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Saint Mary’s Hospital and Health Center and Dwyer Arena.
Mount Saint Mary’s Hospital and Health Center
Hospital
Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center is a Catholic hospital in Lewiston, New York, just north of Niagara Falls, New York, where approximately 60% of the hospital's patients reside. Mount Saint Mary’s Hospital and Health Center is situated 1 mile northwest of Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant.
Dwyer Arena
Sports venue
Photo: Banderas, Public domain.
The Robert and Concetta Dwyer Arena is a 1,400-seat arena located on the Niagara University campus in Lewiston, New York, United States. The arena contains two rinks: a practice rink and a main rink which is home to the Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey team, which plays in the Atlantic Hockey America, as well as the Niagara Junior Purple Eagles youth hockey team. Dwyer Arena is situated 1 mile southwest of Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant.
Robert Moses Powerplant
Dam
The Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Lewiston, New York, near Niagara Falls. Owned and operated by the New York Power Authority, the plant diverts water from the Niagara River above Niagara Falls and returns the water into the lower portion of the river near Lake Ontario. Robert Moses Powerplant is situated 1 mile west of Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queenston and Colonial Village.
Queenston
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Queenston is a compact rural community and unincorporated place 5 kilometres north of Niagara Falls in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Queenston is situated 2 miles northwest of Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant.
Colonial Village
Hamlet
Colonial Village is a hamlet in the town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York, United States, North America. Colonial Village is situated 3 miles east of Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant.
Niagara Falls
Photo: Evilarry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, is the self-proclaimed "Honeymoon Capital of the World". For over a century, the grandeur of the waterfalls of the Niagara River have attracted tourists to this destination.
Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
- Type: Dam
- Also known as: “Lewiston Dam”, “Lewiston Pump Generating Plant”, and “Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant Dam”
- Categories: pumped-storage power station, gravity dam, and industry
- Location: Lewiston, Niagara County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.14264° or 43° 8′ 34″ northLongitude
-79.02181° or 79° 1′ 19″ westInception
October 1961Operator
New York Power AuthorityOpen location code
87M24XVH+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 111646274OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q11983871
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale de pompage-turbinage de Lewiston”
- French: “Centrale de pompage-turbinage de Lewiston”
- German: “Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Lewiston”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lewiston Niagara vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Lewiston Niagara vannkraftverk”
- Ukrainian: “ГАЕС Lewiston”
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Highlights include Beth Israel Cemetery and AFL-CIO Workers Memorial.
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