La Trenche Generating Station is a

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 plant on the

Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River (french: Rivière Saint-Maurice; Atikamekw: ''Tapiskwan sipi'') flows north to south in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. F ...

and within

La Tuque La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 sq ...

, in Upper-Mauricie, in the administrative region of

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

, in

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 ...

, in Canada. Its construction was completed in 1950. This power station was put into service immediately. It is the central sixth to block the river from its mouth. With its , it is the most powerful.

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 ...

acquired La Trenche power from the

Shawinigan Water & Power Company Established in 1898, the Shawinigan Water & Power Company was one of the dominant, privately owned hydroelectric companies in Canada until 1963, when it became a part of Hydro-Québec. History Shawinigan Water & Power Company was founded on Ja ...

. This concrete dam-gravity type has a height of and a length . Its retaining capacity is 6 million cubic meters of water at the outlet of

Tourouvre lake Tourouvre () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tourouvre au Perche. The first photovoltaic road in the world was ...

. The lake is formed by a widening of the

because the dam receives water from the

Trenche River The Trenche River (commonly named “La Trenche” in French) flows in a southwesterly direction through two forested areas. The first is the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, in the MRC Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, a ...

Toponymy

The dam is named after the

. The name "Tranche Dam" was officially registered on June 6, 2001, in the Bank of place names of the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...

(Geographical Names Board of Québec).

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File:HQ - Centrale de la Trenche 1.jpg, View of "La Trenche power station" File:HQ - Centrale de la Trenche 2.jpg, Forced water pipes of "La Trenche power station" File:HQ - Centrale de la Trenche 3.jpg, Reservoir of "La Trenche power station"

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Central Trenche

Dam Trenche
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trenche Generating Station, The Dams completed in 1950 Energy infrastructure completed in 1950 Dams in Quebec La Tuque, Quebec Buildings and structures in Mauricie Run-of-the-river power stations

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