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Dossier #75 · GRanD 1397

Opinaca

🇨🇦Canada · Eastmain River · near Eastmain

Built 1980 · Dam · data quality: Poor

Hydroelectricity
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
33 m
Crest length
3,259 m
Reservoir capacity
8.5 km³
Reservoir area
933.1 km²
Average depth
9.1 m
Catchment
40,949 km²
Avg discharge
955,729 L/s
Elevation
208 masl
Degree of regulation
28.2 %

Notes

Main outlet dam may not be at correct location

Built 1980

Provenance

Record 75 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 52.2115, -76.5839.