Manicouagan River

Manicouagan seen from the Daniel -Johnson Dam from

The Rivière Manicouagan is a river in the Côte -Nord administrative region of the Canadian province of Quebec.

Its source is the Manicouagan Reservoir. From there, it flows 200 km to the south, so as to open at Baie -Comeau in the St. Lawrence River. Including its source Rivière Mouchalagane is its flow length 560 km. It is believed that the name comes from the Montagnais language and " where birch trees are found " means.

Several power plants Hydro-Québec utilize the water power of the Manicouagan. Upriver seen are:

  • McCormick - 304 MW, operated jointly by Hydro-Québec and Alcoa
  • Manic - 1-184 MW
  • Jean- Lesage ( Manic -2) - 1145 MW
  • René Lévesque - ( Manic -3) - 1244 MW
  • Manic - 5-1596 MW
  • Manic -5 -PA - 1064 MW
Town Baie-Comeau McCormick Dam Manic-1
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