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Barrage de Portage-des-Roches

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Portage-des-Roches dam (French pronunciation: [pɔʁtaʒ de ʁɔʃ], Portage-des-Roches being the translation of the Montagnais Ashini Kushnapagan) or Taschereau Dam (in honor of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau) is a dam located in the Laterrière sector of borough Chicoutimi, at Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. The largest water retaining structure in Kenogami Lake, this dam constitutes the source of the Chicoutimi River, whose flow is totally dependent on it.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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