René-Lévesque generating station

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The reservoir Réservoir Manic 3 is on the river Rivière Manicouagan, about 75 kilometers north of Baie- Comeau in the Canadian province of Québec.

It is formed from the dam Barrage Manic -3, which was built in the years 1970 to 1976 ( at 49 ° 44 ' 25 "N, 68 ° 35' 34 " W49.740277777778 - 68.592777777778 ).

The associated storage power plant René- Lévesque Centrale ( at 49 ° 44 ' 27 " N, 68 ° 35' 40 " W49.740833333333 - 68.594444444444 ) is located in a cavern. It has an installed capacity of 1244 MW ( 6 Francis turbines ) and uses a hydraulic potential of 94 m.

The power plant was named in honor of former Prime Minister of Quebec, René Lévesque, renamed in June 2010.