Manic-5 dam

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The Manic-5 dam is a major hydroelectric generating station and one of the largest multiple-arch-and-buttress dams in the world, located on the Manicouagan River in Quebec, Canada.

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Manic-5 Dam 2
Manic-5 dam canonical 1
Manic-5 hydroelectric dam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch-and-buttress dam
generating station
hydroelectric dam
alsoKnownAs Daniel-Johnson Dam
basinCountry Canada
constructionStartDate 1959
country Canada
createsReservoir Manic-5 Reservoir
crosses Manicouagan River
damType concrete multiple-arch-and-buttress dam
distanceFromBaieComeau about 214 km north
energySource hydropower
gridConnection Hydro-Québec transmission network
hasVisitorCentre yes
height 214 m
inception 1968
installedCapacity 1596 MW
jurisdiction Province of Quebec
linked to: province of Quebec
length 1314 m
locatedIn Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
locatedInAdministrativeArea Côte-Nord
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Baie-Comeau
locatedOnRiver Manicouagan River
material concrete
namedAfter Daniel Johnson Sr.
notableFor being one of the largest multiple-arch-and-buttress dams in the world
numberOfArches 14
numberOfButtresses 13
numberOfTurbines 8
openingDate 1968
operatedBy Hydro-Québec
ownedBy Hydro-Québec
partOf Manic-Outardes hydroelectric complex
Manicouagan River hydroelectric complex
primaryUse hydroelectric power generation
regionServed Quebec electrical grid
reservoirName Réservoir Manic-5
reservoirSurfaceArea about 2000 km²
riverBasin Manicouagan River basin
linked to: Manicouagan River
roadAccess Quebec Route 389
secondaryUse flood control
water regulation
structuralSystem buttress
multiple-arch
tourismActivity guided tours
turbineType Francis turbine

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Côte-Nord hasHydroelectricComplex Manic-5 dam
subject linked to: Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Baie-Comeau near Manic-5 hydroelectric dam
subject linked to: Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada
linked to: Manic-5 dam
Lac Manicouagan hasDam Manic-5 Dam
linked to: Manic-5 dam
Côte-Nord hasHydroelectricDam Manic-5 Dam
linked to: Manic-5 dam