Lake Madawaska

For the lake in the Haliburton area of Ontario, Canada, see Madawaska Lake.
Lake Madawaska
Location Ontario
Coordinates 45°24′20″N 76°20′30″W / 45.40556°N 76.34167°W / 45.40556; -76.34167Coordinates: 45°24′20″N 76°20′30″W / 45.40556°N 76.34167°W / 45.40556; -76.34167
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Madawaska River
Primary outflows Madawaska River
Basin countries Canada
Settlements Arnprior, Ontario

Lake Madawaska is the headpond of the Arnprior Generating Station (operated by Ontario Power Generation)[1] near the town of Arnprior, Ontario. The lake was created in 1976 by a hydroelectric dam on the Madawaska River just before it joins the Ottawa River.

References

  1. Ontario Power Generation, Arnprior Station. Retrieved on March 8, 2007.


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