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: 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… 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.Robert Moses Powerplant
Dam
The Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station… 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.Colonial Village
Hamlet
Colonial Village is a hamlet in the town of Lewiston… Colonial Village is situated 3 miles east of Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant.
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″ north
Longitude
-79.02181° or 79° 1′ 19″ west
Established
October 1961
Operator
New York Power Authority
Open location code
87M24XVH+37
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Beth Israel Cemetery and AFL-CIO Workers Memorial.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Robert Moses Substation and Seton Hall.
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