Great Falls Dam (Manitoba)

Great Falls Generating Station
Great Falls Generating Station
	Powerhouse of the Great Falls Generating Station, upstream side.
	Location of Great Falls Generating Station in Manitoba
Country	Canada
Location	Rural Municipality of Alexander
Coordinates	50°27′46″N 96°00′25″W / 50.46278°N 96.00694°WCoordinates: 50°27′46″N 96°00′25″W / 50.46278°N 96.00694°W
Construction began	1914
Opening date	1928
Owner(s)	Manitoba Hydro
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Winnipeg River
Power Station
Installed capacity	130 megawatts

Great Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric dam on the Winnipeg River approximately 130 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg in the Rural Municipality of Alexander in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

The dam is owned and operated by Manitoba Hydro, and has a generating capacity of 130 megawatts. The Winnipeg Electric Railway Company began building the dam in 1914. First power was delivered in 1922, and the construction was completed in 1928.^[1]

In the fiscal year ending 31 March 2016, Great Falls contributed 2.31% of all generation in Manitoba, about 840 gigawatt-hours.^[2]

References[]

^ Manitoba Hydro, Great Falls Generating Station^{[permanent dead link]}. Retrieved: 28 January 2009.
^ Manitoba Hydro 65th Annual Report, page 115

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[1] Manitoba Hydro, Great Falls Generating Station^{[permanent dead link]}. Retrieved: 28 January 2009.

[2] Manitoba Hydro 65th Annual Report, page 115

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