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Dossier #8 · GRanD 1995

Caniapiscau Barrage

🇨🇦Canada · Caniapiscau River · near Schefferville

Built 1981 · Dam · data quality: Good

Hydroelectricity
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
54 m
Crest length
3,333 m
Reservoir capacity
53.8 km³
Reservoir area
3,560.6 km²
Average depth
15.1 m
Catchment
38,956 km²
Avg discharge
662,364 L/s
Elevation
516 masl
Degree of regulation
257.5 %

Notes

Main outlet dam not at correct location; multiple dams, alternative dam lengths: 588m and 892m

Built 1981

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Provenance

Record 8 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 54.8508, -69.7802.