Outardes-4

Outardes-4 generating station
Location of Outardes-4 generating station in Canada
Official nameOutardes-4 Dam No.1
LocationManicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates49°42′20″N 68°54′21″W / 49.70556°N 68.90583°W / 49.70556; -68.90583
Owner(s)Hydro-Québec
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsOutardes River
Height437 ft (133 m)
Length2,087 ft (636 m)
Dam volume9,600,000 cu yd (7,300,000 m3)
Spillway typeService, gate controlled
Reservoir
CreatesOutardes-4 Reservoir
Total capacity24.3 km3 (19,700,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area252 sq mi (650 km2)
Power Station
Commission date1969
TypeConventional
Turbines4 x Francis turbines
Installed capacity785 MW

Outardes-4 is a hydroelectric power station and dam on the Outardes River 70 km (43.5 mi) northwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned in 1969 and is supplied by the Outardes-4 Reservoir which is created by seven additional dams.