The La Grande-3 or LG-3 is a
hydroelectric dam on the
La Grande River in northern
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, 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 ...
, part of
Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,418
MW and was commissioned in 1982–1984. It generates electricity through the
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including control ...
and
dam system. The dam and reservoir both are named ''La Grande-3''. The community of
Sakami
Sakami is a small town in northern Quebec, Canada. It was founded for the Centrale La-Grande-3 hydroelectric project, and is accessible by the unpaved Trans-Taiga Road
The Trans-Taiga Road (french: Route Transtaïga) is an extremely remote wil ...
was founded for its construction.
See also
*
List of largest power stations in Canada
*
Reservoirs and dams in Canada
This is a list of dams and water reservoirs in Canada.
Alberta
*Bassano Dam
*Bearspaw Dam
* Bighorn Dam
*Brazeau Dam
*Cascade Dam
* Dickson Dam
*Ghost Dam
* Glenmore Reservoir
*Interlakes Dam
* Milk River Ridge Reservoir
*Old Man River Dam
*T ...
External links
Hydro-Québec's La Grande Complex
James Bay Project
Dams in Quebec
Dams completed in 1984
Dams on the La Grande River
Publicly owned dams in Canada
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