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Seven Sisters Generating Station

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The powerhouse is 128 metres long. The total discharge of water from the station is 1,146 cubic metres per second, with a total drop from
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units. The second stage of construction began in 1948, when the last three units were installed. The last units were installed in 1952.
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of 18.6 metres. The station has a 225 metre-long spillway. The forebay nominal elevation is 274.2 metres
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of the generating station is 165 megawatts, and in a typical year the station can produce 990 million
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and the forebay area is 21 square kilometres. The forebay is retained by more than 12 km of dykes.
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on the Winnipeg River. Power is transmitted over five 115 kV lines to
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When first constructed, operating staff lived in the townsite (
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The Seven Sisters Generating Station, from the downstream side.
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Location of Seven Sisters Generating Station in Manitoba
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Seven Sisters Falls Generating Station

Seven Sisters Generating Station is located in Manitoba
Canada
Seven Sisters Falls
Manitoba
50°7′13″N 96°0′44″W / 50.12028°N 96.01222°W / 50.12028; -96.01222
Manitoba Hydro
Winnipeg River
Spillways
Type
Installed capacity
Annual generation
kilowatt-hours
Manitoba Hydro
hydroelectric generating station
Winnipeg River
eastern Manitoba
Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba
reservoir
capacity
kilowatt-hours
generating station
Winnipeg
Whiteshell
Kenora, Ontario
forebay
tailrace
AMSL
Winnipeg Electric Company

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