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The Laurie River #1 Generating Station is located approximately 200 km (120 miles) northwest of Thompson and approximately 125 km (78 miles) upstream of Southern Indian Lake. | The Laurie River #1 Generating Station is located approximately 200 km (120 miles) northwest of Thompson and approximately 125 km (78 miles) upstream of Southern Indian Lake. | ||
It consists of a two unit powerhouse, a five bay stoplog controlled spillway and three gravity dams. The station has a name plate capacity of 5 MW (7,000 hp). Construction of the station was completed by Sherritt Gordon Mines Limited to supply their mining operations in the area. | It consists of a two unit powerhouse, a five bay stoplog controlled spillway and three gravity dams. The station has a name plate capacity of 5 MW (7,000 hp). Construction of the station was completed by Sherritt Gordon Mines Limited to supply their mining operations in the area. | ||
== Laurie River #2 == | |||
[[File:LaurieRiver2.jpg]] | |||
The Laurie River #2 GS is located approximately 210 km (130 miles) northwest of Thompson and approximately 10 km (6 miles) upstream of Laurie River #1 Generating Station.[2] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[1] Manitoba Government http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/licensing/laurie_river1.html | [1] Manitoba Government http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/licensing/laurie_river1.html | ||
[2] Manitoba Government http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/licensing/laurie_river2.html | |||
[[Category:Civil Engineering]] | [[Category:Civil Engineering]] | ||
[[Category:Mechanical Engineering]] | [[Category:Mechanical Engineering]] | ||
[[Category:Generating Stations]] | [[Category:Generating Stations]] | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 12 November 2014
The Laurie River Generating Stations are two hydroelectric dams on the Laurie River in northern Manitoba. The two stations are named Laurie I and Laurie II. The dams are owned and operated by Manitoba Hydro.
Capacity
The total capacity of the two dams is 10 MW
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Construction
The dams were completed in 1952 and 1958 respectively by the Sherritt Gordon Mines Limited to supply their mining operations in the area. They were transferred to Manitoba Hydro on May 1, 1970.[1]
Laurie River #1
The Laurie River #1 Generating Station is located approximately 200 km (120 miles) northwest of Thompson and approximately 125 km (78 miles) upstream of Southern Indian Lake. It consists of a two unit powerhouse, a five bay stoplog controlled spillway and three gravity dams. The station has a name plate capacity of 5 MW (7,000 hp). Construction of the station was completed by Sherritt Gordon Mines Limited to supply their mining operations in the area.
Laurie River #2
The Laurie River #2 GS is located approximately 210 km (130 miles) northwest of Thompson and approximately 10 km (6 miles) upstream of Laurie River #1 Generating Station.[2]
References
[1] Manitoba Government http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/licensing/laurie_river1.html [2] Manitoba Government http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/licensing/laurie_river2.html
