Beaumont Generating Station

47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W / 47.55556°N 72.83667°W / 47.55556; -72.83667StatusOperationalConstruction began1958Opening date1958-1959Owner(s)Hydro-QuébecDam and spillwaysType of damGravity damImpoundsSaint-Maurice RiverHeight37.8 m (124 ft)Height (foundation)52Length489 m (1,604 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity2Catchment area28526Surface area500 ha (1,200 acres)Normal elevation193Power StationOperator(s)Hydro-QuébecTypeFrancisTurbines6Installed capacity270 MW

Beaumont Generating Station is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint-Maurice River, in Zec de La Croche, in upper Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. This hydroelectric dam is located between La Trenche generating station and La Tuque generating station. It is the fifth dam from the head of the river, among 11. Unlike the other hydroelectric plants on the river, which took the name from the rapids or falls they drowned, the Central Beaumont was named for Robert J. Beaumont, the former president of the Shawinigan Water & Power Company.^[1]

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  Beaumont Central of Hydro-Québec in La Tuque
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  Beaumont dam, water retention on Saint-Maurice River

• Hydro-Québec
• Saint-Maurice River
• La Tuque
• Mauricie
• Zec de La Croche

• Central Beaumont
• Dam Beaumont