Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex

Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex is a power station in Shawinigan, Mauricie, Quebec which is located on Promenade René-Lévesque. Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex is situated nearby to Shawinigan-1 Dam, as well as near Shawinigan-2 Dam.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Former N.A.C. Power House and Former Shawinigan-1 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 180 metres north of Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex.

Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station

Ruins

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Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station is a ruins, which is situated 130 metres north of Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex.

Former Alcan-16 Power House

Ruins

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Former Alcan-16 Power House is a ruins, which is situated 240 metres north of Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex.

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

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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

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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 Hydroelectric Complex

Type: Power station
Address: 2152 Promenade René-Lévesque, Shawinigan, QC G9N 6V1
Categories: hydroelectric complex and industry
Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

46.53615° or 46° 32′ 10″ north

Longitude

-72.76505° or 72° 45′ 54″ west

Inception

October 22nd, 1901

Operator

Hydro-Quebec

Open location code

87R9G6PM+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 487456979

Wikidata ID

Q42805033

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex” goes by many names.

French: “complexe hydroélectrique de Shawinigan”
French: “Complexe hydroélectrique de Shawinigan”
Turkish: “Shawinigan Hidroelektrik Kompleksi”
Turkish: “Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shawinigan-1 Dam and Shawinigan-2 Dam.

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