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It is the second of two plants built by Hydro-Quebec on the Betsiamites. Bersimis-2 was preceded by [[Bersimis-1 generating station|Bersimis-1]], built {{convert|30|km|mi|-1|abbr=on}} upstream between 1953 and 1956. With upgrades and further river diversions, Bersimis-2's installed capacity has been increased over time to its current capacity of {{nowrap|869 megawatts.}}<ref name="HQP">{{citation|author=Hydro-Québec Production|url=http://www.hydroquebec.com/generation/centrale-hydroelectrique.html |publisher=Hydro-Québec|title= Hydroelectric Generating Stations (as of December 31, 2009) |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref> |
It is the second of two plants built by Hydro-Quebec on the Betsiamites. Bersimis-2 was preceded by [[Bersimis-1 generating station|Bersimis-1]], built {{convert|30|km|mi|-1|abbr=on}} upstream between 1953 and 1956. With upgrades and further river diversions, Bersimis-2's installed capacity has been increased over time to its current capacity of {{nowrap|869 megawatts.}}<ref name="HQP">{{citation|author=Hydro-Québec Production|url=http://www.hydroquebec.com/generation/centrale-hydroelectrique.html |publisher=Hydro-Québec|title= Hydroelectric Generating Stations (as of December 31, 2009) |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-08-21}}</ref> |
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== Geography == |
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The Betsiamites River, also known as the Bersimis, is located halfway between the [[Saguenay River|Saguenay]] and [[Rivière aux Outardes|Outardes rivers]], on the [[Côte-Nord|north shore]] of the [[Saint Lawrence River]], {{convert|300|km|mi|abbr=on}} downstream from [[Quebec City]]. With the exception of an [[Innu]] [[Indian reserve|reserve]] at [[Betsiamites, Quebec|Betsiamites]], at the [[river delta|mouth of the river]], the area is scarcely populated. |
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The word ''Betsiamites'' or ''Pessamit'' is from the [[Innu-aimun|innu language]] and means "the assembly place of the [[lampreys]]".<ref name="McNaughton1960p126">{{harvnb|McNaugnton|1960|p=126}}</ref> ''Bersimis'' was not used by either the [[Innu]]s, the [[New France|French]] or the [[French Canadian]]s, but was introduced by [[British Navy|British admiral]] [[Henry Wolsey Bayfield]], in his hydrographic surveys of the Saint Lawrence River of 1837. The [[Hudson Bay Company]] used the name when opened a [[trading post]] in 1855, as did the [[Canada Post|post office]] in 1863. After 2 decades of efforts, residents and the [[Government of Quebec|Quebec government]] convinced the [[Government of Canada|federal government]] to start using ''Betsiamites'' in 1919. But administrative use of ''Bersimis'' perdured for decades and Hydro-Québec used it in the 1950s to name its facility in the area.<ref>{{citation|author=Commission de toponymie du Québec |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |title=Pessamit |year=2010|url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=176655 |accessdate=2010-09-16}}</ref> |
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Located in the Central Laurentians ecoregion of the [[Boreal Shield Ecozone (CEC)|Boreal Shield Ecozone]], the [[hinterland]] is heavily forested and dominated by [[softwood]] [[species]]: [[Picea mariana|black spruce (''Picea mariana'')]], [[Abies balsamea|balsam fir (''Abies balsamea'')]] and [[Picea glauca|white spruce (''Picea glauca'')]].<ref>{{fr}} {{citation|author=Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec |work=Aires protégées au Québec - Les provinces naturelles |title=Description des provinces naturelles: Province D - Les Laurentides centrales (205 000 km2) |url=http://www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/aires_protegees/provinces/partie4d.htm|accessdate=201-09-15|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{citation |author=Government of Canada |title=Ecoregions of Canada: Central Laurentians|url=http://ecozones.ca/english/region/101.html |work=The Ecological Framework of Canada |accessdate=2010-09-15 }}</ref> In 1937, the [[Government of Quebec|Quebec government]] granted a forest concession to the Anglo Canadian Pulp & Paper Co.<ref>{{citation|author=Government of Quebec|title=Règlement sur la zone d'exploitation contrôlée de Forestville, R.R.Q., c. C-61.1, r. 93 | publisher=CanLII |day=15 |month=August |year=2003|url=http://www.canlii.org/fr/qc/legis/regl/rrq-c-c-61.1-r-93/26530/ |accessdate=2010-09-14 |language=French}}</ref> to supply its [[Forestville, Quebec|Forestville]] mill, on the coast. The area is described as "a sportsman's paradise, where fish, [[moose]], [[bear]] and a host of other [[game (food)|game creatures]] abound".<ref name="McNaughton1960p125">{{harvnb|McNaugnton|1960|p=125}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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The Bersimis-2 generating stationis a dam and a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites River, in Lac-au-Brochet, 66 km (41 mi) north of the town of Forestville, Quebec. Construction started in 1956 and the power station was commissioned in 1959 with an initial nameplate capacity of 655 megawatts.[1]
It is the second of two plants built by Hydro-Quebec on the Betsiamites. Bersimis-2 was preceded by Bersimis-1, built 30 km (20 mi) upstream between 1953 and 1956. With upgrades and further river diversions, Bersimis-2's installed capacity has been increased over time to its current capacity of 869 megawatts.[2]
Geography
The Betsiamites River, also known as the Bersimis, is located halfway between the Saguenay and Outardes rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, 300 km (190 mi) downstream from Quebec City. With the exception of an Innu reserve at Betsiamites, at the mouth of the river, the area is scarcely populated.
The word Betsiamites or Pessamit is from the innu language and means "the assembly place of the lampreys".[3] Bersimis was not used by either the Innus, the French or the French Canadians, but was introduced by British admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield, in his hydrographic surveys of the Saint Lawrence River of 1837. The Hudson Bay Company used the name when opened a trading post in 1855, as did the post office in 1863. After 2 decades of efforts, residents and the Quebec government convinced the federal government to start using Betsiamites in 1919. But administrative use of Bersimis perdured for decades and Hydro-Québec used it in the 1950s to name its facility in the area.[4]
Located in the Central Laurentians ecoregion of the Boreal Shield Ecozone, the hinterland is heavily forested and dominated by softwood species: black spruce (Picea mariana), balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and white spruce (Picea glauca).[5][6] In 1937, the Quebec government granted a forest concession to the Anglo Canadian Pulp & Paper Co.[7] to supply its Forestville mill, on the coast. The area is described as "a sportsman's paradise, where fish, moose, bear and a host of other game creatures abound".[8]
See also
- Bersimis-1 generating station
- History of Hydro-Québec
- List of power stations in Quebec
- List of conventional hydroelectric power stations
References
- ^ Bolduc, Hogue & Larouche 1989, p. 139
- ^ Hydro-Québec Production (2010), Hydroelectric Generating Stations (as of December 31, 2009), Hydro-Québec, retrieved 2010-08-21
- ^ McNaugnton 1960, p. 126
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec (2010), Pessamit, Commission de toponymie du Québec, retrieved 2010-09-16
- ^ Template:Fr Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec, "Description des provinces naturelles: Province D - Les Laurentides centrales (205 000 km2)", Aires protégées au Québec - Les provinces naturelles (in French), retrieved 201-09-15
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Government of Canada, "Ecoregions of Canada: Central Laurentians", The Ecological Framework of Canada, retrieved 2010-09-15
- ^ Government of Quebec (2003), Règlement sur la zone d'exploitation contrôlée de Forestville, R.R.Q., c. C-61.1, r. 93 (in French), CanLII, retrieved 2010-09-14
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|day=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ McNaugnton 1960, p. 125
Further reading
- Archambault, Jean-Jacques (1984). "Une technologie maîtrisée". In Couture, Marcel (ed.). Hydro-Québec : Des premiers défis à l'aube de l'an 2000 (in French). Montreal: Forces / Libre Expression. pp. 125–137. ISBN 2-89111-191-5.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Bellavance, Claude (1994). Shawinigan Water and Power (1898-1963) : Formation et déclin d'un groupe industriel au Québec (in French). Montreal: Boréal. ISBN 2-89052-586-4.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|nopp=446 p.(help); Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|nopp=ignored (|no-pp=suggested) (help) - Bolduc, André; Hogue, Clarence; Larouche, Daniel (1989). Hydro-Québec, l'héritage d'un siècle d'électricité (in French) (3rd ed.). Montreal: Libre Expression. ISBN 2-89111-388-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|nopp=341 p.(help); Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|nopp=ignored (|no-pp=suggested) (help). - Landry, Richard (2009). Le projet d'aménagement de la rivière Bersimis 1952-1956 (PDF) (MA Thesis) (in French). Université du Québec à Montréal. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|nopp=136 p.(help); Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|nopp=ignored (|no-pp=suggested) (help) - McNaughton, W.J.W. (1960). "Bersimis: The Development of a River". Canadian Geographical Journal. 60 (4). Ottawa: Royal Canadian Geographical Society: 114–135.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Quebec (2001). Projet de dérivation partielle de la rivière Manouane -rapport d'enquête et d'audience publique, (PDF) (in French). Quebec City: BAPE. ISBN 2-550-38004-5. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
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