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Dossier #512 · GRanD 2025

Rapide Blanc

🇨🇦Canada · St. Maurice River · near La Tuque

Built 1934 · Dam · data quality: Fair

Hydroelectricity
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
46 m
Crest length
268 m
Reservoir capacity
600 MCM
Reservoir area
60.6 km²
Average depth
9.9 m
Catchment
21,763 km²
Avg discharge
348,289 L/s
Elevation
270 masl
Degree of regulation
5.5 %

Notes

Built 1934

Provenance

Record 512 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 47.7977, -72.9742.