Pointe du Bois Generating Station

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Pointe du Bois Generating Station

Pointe du Bois Generating Station is located on the Winnipeg River approximately 160 km northeast of Winnipeg by road.

The Pointe du Bois Generating Station was built by City Hydro, later known as Winnipeg Hydro, and was acquired by Manitoba Hydro in 2002. The in-service date for the first unit of the generating station was 1911. All 16 units were commissioned by 1926. The Pointe du Bois Generating Station is the oldest power plant still in operation on the Winnipeg River.

The Pointe du Bois Generating Station is a run-of-river hydroelectric generating facility consisting of a 16 unit close-coupled intake/powerhouse with a generating capacity of 78 MW, a 5-bay gated sluiceway, 92 spillway bays, concrete non-overflow dams, and earthfill dykes.

The forebay at Pointe du Bois consists of two parts: inner forebay, located between the powerhouse and the spillway access bridge, and outer forebay, extending upstream of the spillway access bridge to Lamprey Falls. The forebay has a total area of 27.2 sq. km (10.5 sq. miles) and a fetch length of approximately 5 km (3.1 miles).

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