La Trenche Generating Station is a

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...

power plant on the

Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River (, ; ) is one of the main tributaries of the St. Lawrence River, after the Ottawa River, Ottawa and the Saguenay River, Saguenay Rivers and drains an area of 42,735 km2. It touches the Lac Saint-Jean, Lake Saint John waters ...

and within

La Tuque La Tuque ( , , ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,129 at the 2021 Canadian census, most of which live within the urban area. At over , i ...

, in Upper-Mauricie, in the administrative region of

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

, in

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

, in Canada. Its construction was completed in 1950. This power station was put into service immediately. It is the central sixth to block the river from its mouth. With its , it is the most powerful.

Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec () is a Canadian Crown corporations of Canada#Quebec, Crown corporation public utility headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. It manages the electricity generation, generation, electric power transmission, transmission and electricity ...

acquired La Trenche power from the

Shawinigan Water & Power Company Established in 1898, the Shawinigan Water & Power Company was one of the dominant, privately owned Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric companies in Canada until 1963, when it became a part of Hydro-Québec. History Shawinigan Water & Power Company ...

. This concrete dam-gravity type has a height of and a length . 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

because the dam receives water from the

Trenche River Trenche may refer to: Canada * Lac de la Trenche, in La Tuque (urban agglomeration), Mauricie, Québec * River Trenche, a tributary of the Saint-Maurice River, Québec * Central Trenche, an hydroelectric dam located on the Saint-Maurice River in ...

Toponymy

The dam is named after the

. The name "Tranche Dam" was officially registered on June 6, 2001, in the Bank of place names of the

Commission de toponymie du Québec The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to th ...

(Geographical Names Board of Québec).

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File:HQ - Centrale de la Trenche 1.jpg, View of "La Trenche power station" File:HQ - Centrale de la Trenche 2.jpg, Forced water pipes of "La Trenche power station" File:HQ - Centrale de la Trenche 3.jpg, Reservoir of "La Trenche power station"

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Central Trenche

Dam Trenche
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trenche Generating Station, The Dams completed in 1950 Energy infrastructure completed in 1950 Dams in Quebec La Tuque, Quebec Buildings and structures in Mauricie Run-of-the-river power stations

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