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Coordinates: 47°45′12″N 72°52′44″W / 47.75333°N 72.87889°W / 47.75333; -72.87889
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.hydroquebec.com/production/hydroelectrique/saint_maurice/trenche/index.html Central Trenche]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205022103/http://www.hydroquebec.com/production/hydroelectrique/saint_maurice/trenche/index.html Central Trenche]
* [http://www.cehq.gouv.qc.ca/index_en.asp Dam Trenche]
* [http://www.cehq.gouv.qc.ca/index_en.asp Dam Trenche]



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La Trenche Power Station
La Trenche power station was built in 1950
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CountryCanada
LocationLa Tuque
Coordinates47°45′12″N 72°52′44″W / 47.75333°N 72.87889°W / 47.75333; -72.87889
Construction began1950
OwnerHydro-Quebec
OperatorHydro-Quebec
Tidal power station
Crosses
Power generation
Units operationalFrancis-type
Nameplate capacity302 MW (405,000 hp)
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

La Trenche Generating Station is a hydroelectric power plant on the Saint-Maurice River and within La Tuque, in Upper-Mauricie, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. Its construction was completed in 1950. This power station was put into service immediately. It is the central 6th to block the river from its mouth. With its 302 megawatts (405,000 hp), it is the most powerful.[clarification needed][citation needed] Hydro-Québec acquired La Trenche power from the Shawinigan Water & Power Company.

This concrete dam-gravity type has a height of 53 metres (174 ft) and a length 442 metres (1,450 ft). Its retaining capacity is 6 million cubic meters of water at the outlet of Tourouvre lake. The lake is formed by a widening of the Saint-Maurice River because the dam receives water from the Trenche River.

Toponymy

The dam is named after the Trenche River.

The name "Tranche Dam" was officially registered on June 6, 2001 in the Bank of place names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec).[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec) - Bank of place names - La Trenche power plant". Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)