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Courbe-du-Sault Hydroelectric Power Station

Contact

472, rue Jacques-Cartier,
Rivière-au-Tonnerre (Quebec)
G0G 2L0
Phone: 1 888 463-0808
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General Informations

Starting and ending dates of operation :

Not accessible in the winter


Périodes d’activités :
Price : None
Duration : Less than a hour
Longueur : from 1 to 5 km
Difficulty : Medium
Type : Loop
Pets allowed : Yes
Accomodation on site : No

 

Ottawa: 966 km
Montréal: 833 km
Québec: 602 km

Description

While taking the hiking trail, you will follow the necessary steps of the electricity production from a central based on the water flow, on of the most green source of energy.

It is a 25 MW hydroelectric central on the sit of Courbe-du-Sault. The central produces  86 millions kWh of renewable energy yearly thanks to an elevation gain of more than 67 meters and a water flow of 42 m³/s. This production represents the energy consumption of approximately 3200 homes in Québec.

Available activity

& Hiking trail nearby

Services and commodities

 Pets allowed with or without fees