Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations
Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations are two hydroelectric generating stations in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Sir Adam Beck Generating Station I, Sir Adam Beck Generating Station II and the Sir Adam Beck Pump Generating Station are all owned by Ontario Power Generation.Photo: Ontario Power Generation, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niagara Glen and Niagara Parks School of Horticulture.
Niagara Glen
Protected area
Niagara Glen is a nature reserve located near the Niagara Whirlpool along the Canadian side of the Niagara Gorge. It is one of the best preserved remaining examples of Southern Ontario's original Carolinian forest. Niagara Glen is situated 3,500 feet southeast of Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations.
Niagara Parks School of Horticulture
School building
Niagara Parks School of Horticulture is an educational institution located on the grounds of the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens. The school bills itself as an alternative to post-secondary schooling for horticulture by providing students with a 3 year program combining practical and academic studies. Niagara Parks School of Horticulture is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations.
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 1¼ miles east of Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queenston and Niagara Falls.
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 north of Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations.
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
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lewiston is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 15,944 at the 2020 census. The town and its contained village are named after Morgan Lewis, a governor of New York.
Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations
- Type: Industry
- Description: hydroelectric dam in Ontario, Canada
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Niagara County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.13917° or 43° 8′ 21″ northLongitude
-79.06383° or 79° 3′ 50″ westOpen location code
87M24WQP+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 232192376OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7525907
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “亚当·贝克爵士水电站”
- Chinese: “亞當·貝克水力發電廠”
- Chinese: “亞當·貝克爵士水電站”
- Dutch: “Sir Adam Beck waterkrachtcentrales”
- Dutch: “Sir Adam Beck-waterkrachtcentrales”
- French: “centrale Sir Adam Beck I”
- French: “centrale Sir Adam Beck II”
- French: “centrales Adam Beck”
- French: “centrales Sir Adam Beck”
- French: “Centrales Sir Adam Beck”
- German: “Kraftwerk Sir Adam Beck”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Adam Beck vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sir Adam Beck vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Sir Adam Beck vannkraftverk”
- Ukrainian: “Гідрокомплекс Сера Адама Бека”
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Highlights include Butterfly Conservatory and Rose Garden.
Nearby Places
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