Gouin Dam
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CountryCanada
Openingdate1948
| Gouin Dam | |
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  Location of Gouin Dam in Quebec | |
| Country | Canada |
| Location | Quebec, Mauricie, La Tuque |
| Coordinates | 48°21′12″N 74°05′57″W / 48.3533°N 74.0991°W |
| Opening date | 1948 |
| Owner(s) | Hydro-Québec |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Height (foundation) | 26 |
| Length | 502 |
| Dam volume | 178900 |
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The Gouin dam is a river infrastructure that created the Gouin Reservoir. This dam is the source of the Saint-Maurice River and is located in the town of La Tuque, in Mauricie, in province Quebec, in Canada.
The Gouin dam owes its name to Lomer Gouin (1861-1929), who was premier of Quebec between 1905 and 1920, federal minister of justice between 1921 and 1924 and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec in 1929.[2]
Geography
The Kikendatch Bay is formed by the Gouin dam which is located at:
- 4.4 km (2.7 mi) west of the mouth of the Wabano River (confluence with the Saint-Maurice River)
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi) south-east of the center of the village of Obedjiwan which is located on a peninsula on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir
- 55.3 km (34.4 mi) north-west of the center of the village of Wemotaci (north shore of the Saint-Maurice River)
- 142 km (88 mi) north-west of downtown La Tuque
- 252 km (157 mi) northwest of the mouth of the Saint-Maurice river (confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières).[3]