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Manic-1 is a hydroelectric power station and dam at the mouth of the Manicouagan River west of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada.[1]

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  1. 22 relations: Aluminium smelting, Baie-Comeau, Dam, Daniel-Johnson dam, Francis turbine, Grain elevator, History of Hydro-Québec, Hydraulic head, Hydro-Québec, Hydroelectricity, Jean-Lesage generating station, Levee, List of generating stations in Quebec, Manicouagan River, McCormick generating station, Peak demand, Peaking power plant, Power station, Quebec, René-Lévesque generating station, Tide, Watt.

  2. Baie-Comeau
  3. Dams completed in 1966
  4. Dams in Quebec
  5. Manicouagan-Outardes hydroelectric project
  6. Publicly owned dams in Canada

Aluminium smelting

Aluminium smelting is the process of extracting aluminium from its oxide, alumina, generally by the Hall-Héroult process.

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Baie-Comeau

Baie-Comeau is a city in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada.

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams.

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Daniel-Johnson dam

The Daniel-Johnson dam (Barrage Daniel-Johnson), formerly known as Manic-5, is a multiple-arch buttress dam on the Manicouagan River that creates the annular Manicouagan Reservoir. Manic-1 and Daniel-Johnson dam are dams in Quebec, Manicouagan-Outardes hydroelectric project and Publicly owned dams in Canada.

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Francis turbine

The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine.

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Grain elevator

A grain elevator is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain.

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History of Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec.

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Hydraulic head

Hydraulic head or piezometric head is a specific measurement of liquid pressure above a vertical datum.

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Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec is a Canadian Crown corporation public utility headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).

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Jean-Lesage generating station

The Jean-Lesage generating station, (French: Centrale Jean-Lesage) formerly known as Manic-2, is a dam located 22 km from Baie-Comeau built on Manicouagan River in Quebec, Canada. Manic-1 and Jean-Lesage generating station are Manicouagan-Outardes hydroelectric project.

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Levee

A levee, dike (American English), dyke (Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure used to keep the course of rivers from changing and to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river or coast.

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List of generating stations in Quebec

The following page lists electrical generating stations in Quebec, Canada.

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Manicouagan River

The Manicouagan or Manicuagan River, often clipped to Manic, is a river in Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Manic-1 and Manicouagan River are Manicouagan-Outardes hydroelectric project.

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McCormick generating station

The McCormick generating station is a dam and power station built on the Manicouagan river by the Quebec & Ontario Paper Company and the Canadian British Aluminium Company west of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. Manic-1 and McCormick generating station are dams in Quebec, Manicouagan-Outardes hydroelectric project and Publicly owned dams in Canada.

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Peak demand

Peak demand on an electrical grid is the highest electrical power demand that has occurred over a specified time period (Gönen 2008).

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Peaking power plant

Peaking power plants, also known as peaker plants, and occasionally just "peakers", are power plants that generally run only when there is a high demand, known as peak demand, for electricity.

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Power station

A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the 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 one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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René-Lévesque generating station

The René-Lévesque generating station, formerly known as Manic-3, is a hydroelectric power station located 75 km from Baie-Comeau built on Manicouagan River, between 1970 and 1976. Manic-1 and René-Lévesque generating station are dams in Quebec, Manicouagan-Outardes hydroelectric project and Publicly owned dams in Canada.

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Tide

Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.

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See also

Baie-Comeau

Dams completed in 1966

Dams in Quebec

Manicouagan-Outardes hydroelectric project

Publicly owned dams in Canada

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manic-1

Also known as Manic-1 dam, Manic-1 generating station.