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Laforge-1 generating station

The 928th tallest dam in the world

m

The Laforge-1 is a hydroelectric power station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the La Grande River, and is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. Commissioned in 1993–1994, it generates up to 878 MW through the reservoir and dam system.

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

More dams in Canada

  1. Daniel-Johnson Dam214 m
  2. Robert-Bourassa Dam · La Grande River162 m
  3. Bighorn Dam94 m
  4. W. A. C. Bennett Dam m
  5. Mica Dam m

Other tall dams worldwide

  1. Rogun Dam · Tajikistan335 m
  2. Shuangjiangkou Dam · China312 m
  3. Norak Dam · Tajikistan300 m
  4. Grande Dixence dam · Switzerland285 m
  5. Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam · Russia245 m
  6. Oroville Dam · United States234.7 m
  7. Bhakra Dam · India225.6 m
  8. Hoover Dam · United States221 m