Toulnustouc generating station

Toulnustouc generating station is located in Quebec
Toulnustouc generating station
Location of in Quebec
Official nameCentrale de Toulnustouc
LocationRivière-aux-Outardes,
Manicouagan RCM
Quebec
Canada
Coordinates49°58′14″N 68°09′32″W / 49.970493°N 68.158973°W / 49.970493; -68.158973
StatusOperational
Opening date2005
Owner(s)Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of damRock-fill dam
ImpoundsToulnustouc River
Height70 metres (230 ft)
Length500 metres (1,600 ft)
Power Station
Commission date18 August 2005
Hydraulic head152 metres (499 ft)
Turbines2 Francis vertical
Installed capacity526 MW
Annual generation2,660 GW/h
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The Toulnustouc generating station (French: Centrale de Toulnustouc), is a hydroelectric power generating station managed by Hydro-Québec on the Toulnustouc River in the territory of Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada. It has an installed capacity of 526 MW. The power station is fed by water from a dam and dyke that contain the Lake-Sainte-Anne reservoir.