Outardes-2 is a hydroelectric power station and dam on the Outardes River 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned in 1978 and is run-of-the-river.[1][2]

Outardes-2 generating station
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CountryCanada
LocationPointe-aux-Outardes / Ragueneau, Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec, near Baie-Comeau
Coordinates49°09′03″N 68°23′23″W / 49.15083°N 68.38972°W / 49.15083; -68.38972
StatusOperational
Commission date1978
OwnerHydro-Québec
Thermal power station
Turbine technologyHydroelectric
Site elevation
  • 82.3 m (270 ft)
Power generation
Units operational3 x Francis turbines
Nameplate capacity523 MW

Outardes-2 was built in conjunction with the Manicouagan-Outardes project and is located at the mouth of the Outardes River by Noye Bay. Just west of the power station was another that had been owned and operated by the Quebec North Shore Paper Company since 1937. Instead of raising the reservoir as initially envisioned, Outardes-2 was constructed to better exploit the river flow.[3]

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Hydroelectric Plants in Quebec". Power Plants Around The World. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Hydroelectric Generating Stations". HydroQuebec. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. ^ Paradis 1967, pp. 47–50

References

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  • Paradis, Paul (1967), Manic-Outardes, Montreal: Hydro-Québec.