Limestone Generating Station

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Limestone Generating Station is a major hydroelectric power plant on the Nelson River in northern Manitoba, Canada, and one of the largest electricity-generating facilities in the province.

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Limestone Generating Station canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
run-of-the-river power plant
commissioningDate 1990
1992
connectedTo Bipole II
Bipole III
Nelson River HVDC system
constructionStartDate 1976
country Canada
countrySubdivision Province of Manitoba
linked to: Manitoba
energySource gravitational potential energy of water
exportsElectricityTo Ontario
United States
gridConnection Manitoba electrical grid
gridOperator Manitoba Hydro
hasEnvironmentalImpact fish habitat alteration
river flow regulation
hasInfrastructureType large-scale hydroelectric facility
hasReservoir Limestone Reservoir
hasSpillway yes
hasType run-of-the-river dam
isOneOfLargestIn Canada
Manitoba
isPartOfSystem Nelson River generating system
locatedDownstreamOf Kettle Generating Station
locatedIn Manitoba
locatedInBasin Hudson Bay drainage basin
locatedInCountry Canada
locatedInRegion Northern Manitoba
locatedNear Gillam, Manitoba
locatedOnRiver Nelson River
locatedUpstreamOf Long Spruce Generating Station
numberOfTurbines 10
operator Manitoba Hydro
ownedBy Manitoba Hydro
partOf Manitoba Hydro Northern Generating Stations
Nelson River Hydroelectric Project
primaryFuel hydropower
province Manitoba
purpose electricity generation
regionServed Manitoba
Midwestern United States
sector electric power industry
status operational
turbineType Kaplan turbine
linked to: Kaplan turbines
usesTechnology low-head hydroelectric generation
watercourse Nelson River

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Nelson River hasHydroelectricStation Limestone Generating Station
Long Spruce Generating Station isUpstreamOf Limestone Generating Station
Gillam, Manitoba hasNearbyFacility Limestone Generating Station
Split Lake, Manitoba nearbyHydroelectricProject Limestone Generating Station