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Preliminary surveys of the site were conducted in 1945. In 1951 additional site information was gathered with studies and estimates refined. Approval under the Navigable Waters Protection Act was received in October 1958 and the first generating unit came online on September 26, 1961.
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The Otter Rapids Generating Station was the last of four generating stations completed on the
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A community of employees and their families inhabited the adjacent colony called
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Otter Rapids Dam and Generating Station as seen from the
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Location of Otter Rapids Generating Station in Ontario
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Ontario Northland Railway
Otter Rapids Generating Station is located in Ontario
Canada
Cochrane District
Ontario
50°11′01″N 81°38′10″W / 50.18361°N 81.63611°W / 50.18361; -81.63611
Ontario Power Generation
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Embankment dam
Spillways
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