La Grande-3 generating station | |
Name Official: | La Grande-3 |
Dam Crosses: | La Grande River |
Location: | Baie-James, Quebec, Canada |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 79.2m (259.8feet) |
Spillway Capacity: | 10000m3/s |
Opening: | 1984 |
Owner: | Hydro-Québec |
Res Name: | La Grande-3 Reservoir |
Res Surface: | 24200NaN0 |
Plant Turbines: | 12 × 201.5 MW (Francis turbine) |
Plant Capacity: | 2,418 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 12,300 |
Coordinates: | 53.7297°N -75.9683°W |
Extra: | Hydro-Québec, The La Grande Complex visitor booklet, 2004, |
The La Grande-3 or LG-3 is a hydroelectric dam on the La Grande River in northern Quebec, 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 and dam system. The dam and reservoir both are named La Grande-3. The community of Sakami was founded for its construction.