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The Carillon generating station (in French: ''centrale de Carillon'') is a 
Hydro-Québec English Web page
Dams completed in 1964 Energy infrastructure completed in 1964 Dams in Ontario Dams in Quebec Hydroelectric power stations in Quebec Hydro-Québec Buildings and structures in Laurentides Buildings and structures in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell Run-of-the-river power stations {{Canada-powerstation-stub
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
power station on the Ottawa River
The Ottawa River (french: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: ''Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi'') is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern ...
near Carillon
A carillon ( , ) is a pitched percussion instrument that is played with a keyboard and consists of at least 23 cast-bronze bells. The bells are hung in fixed suspension and tuned in chromatic order so that they can be sounded harmoniou ...
, Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada. Built between 1959 and 1964, it is managed and operated by Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec is a public utility that manages the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in the Canadian province of Quebec, as well as the export of power to portions of the Northeast United States.
It was established by the ...
. It is a run-of-river
Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amou ...
generating station with an installed capacity of , a head of , and a reservoir of . The dam spans the river between Carillon and Pointe-Fortune, Quebec
Pointe-Fortune () is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, northwest of Montreal. The population at the 2021 Census was 582.
His ...
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Upon completion, the dam raised the water level by over at Carillon and over at Grenville. This inundated the rapids of Long-Sault on the Ottawa River, transforming them into calm (deeper) water. The dam also includes a modern lock that facilitates traffic on the Ottawa River, superseding the Carillon Canal
The Carillon Canal is a National Historic Site of Canada in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec. It preserves the historic Carillon Canal that was first built in the 1830s to facilitate travel on the Ottawa River. It is a prominent heritage site a ...
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See also
*List of crossings of the Ottawa River
This is a list of bridges, dams, and ferries on the Ottawa River, proceeding stream upwards from the Saint Lawrence River, with the year in which they were opened.
Crossings
Between the Saint Lawrence River and the Lake of Two Mountains
A ...
*List of hydroelectric stations in Quebec
The following page lists electrical generating stations in Quebec, Canada.
Quebec produces close to 96% of its electricity through hydropower. The James Bay Project is Quebec's largest generation complex, with an installed capacity of 16,527 mega ...
References
External links
*Hydro-Québec English Web page
Dams completed in 1964 Energy infrastructure completed in 1964 Dams in Ontario Dams in Quebec Hydroelectric power stations in Quebec Hydro-Québec Buildings and structures in Laurentides Buildings and structures in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell Run-of-the-river power stations {{Canada-powerstation-stub