List of hydroelectric power stations in Canada

This is a list of operational hydroelectric power stations in Canada with a current nameplate capacity of at least 100 MW.

Inside the Robert-Bourassa generating station, the largest hydroelectric power station in Canada.

Main articles: Hydroelectricity in Canada and List of power stations in Canada

The Sir Adam Beck I Hydroelectric Generating Station in Ontario was the first hydroelectric power station in Canada to have a capacity of at least 100 MW upon completion in 1922. Since then numerous other hydroelectric power stations have surpassed the 100 MW threshold. All but two of Canada's provinces or territories are home to at least one hydroelectric power station, those without being Prince Edward Island and Nunavut.

List of power stations

Name	Province	Location	Capacity (MW)	Annual Generation (GWh)	Owner	Type	Ref
Abitibi	Ontario	49°52′40″N 81°34′15″W	349	?	OPG	Reservoir	[1]
Arrow Lakes	British Columbia	49°20′22″N 117°46′19″W	185	?	Columbia Power	Reservoir	[2]
Aubrey Falls	Ontario	46°54′34″N 83°12′46″W	162	?	Brookfield Renewable	Reservoir
Barrett Chute	Ontario	45°14′43″N 76°45′36″W	176	?	OPG	Reservoir
Bay d'Espoir	Newfoundland and Labrador	47°59′25″N 55°47′59″W	613.4	2,657	NL Hydro	Reservoir	[3]
Beauharnois	Quebec	45°18′51″N 73°54′37″W	1,853	11,700	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Beaumont	Quebec	47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W	270	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[5]
Beechwood	New Brunswick	46°32′32″N 67°40′09″W	112	?	NB Power	Reservoir
Bersimis-1	Quebec	49°18′31″N 69°33′50″W	1,178	?	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Bersimis-2	Quebec	49°10′02″N 69°14′26″W	869	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Bighorn	Alberta	52°18′32″N 116°19′45″W	120	408	TransAlta	Reservoir	[6]
Brazeau	Alberta	52°57′59″N 115°34′44″W	355	397	TransAlta	Reservoir	[7]
Bridge River	British Columbia	50°43′54″N 122°14′33″W	478	2,500	BC Hydro	Reservoir	[8]
Brilliant	British Columbia	49°19′29″N 117°37′12″W	145	?	Columbia Power	Reservoir	[2]
Brilliant Expansion	British Columbia	49°19′23″N 117°37′11″W	120	?	Columbia Power	Reservoir	[2]
Brisay	Quebec	54°27′16″N 70°31′09″W	469	2,300	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Carillon	Quebec	45°34′07″N 74°23′01″W	753	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Cat Arm	Newfoundland and Labrador	50°01′39″N 56°45′55″W	127	?	NL Hydro	Reservoir
Cheakamus River	British Columbia	49°56′4″N 123°17′21″W	158	?	BC Hydro	Reservoir
Chelsea	Quebec	45°30′45″N 75°46′39″W	152	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Chenaux	Ontario	45°35′06″N 76°40′25″W	144	?	OPG	Reservoir
Churchill Falls	Newfoundland and Labrador	53°31′32″N 63°57′25″W	5,428	35,000	NL Hydro	Reservoir	[9][10]
Chutes-des-Passes	Quebec	49°50′26″N 71°09′46″W	750	?	Rio Tinto Alcan	Reservoir	[11]
Coteau Creek	Saskatchewan	51°16′30″N 106°52′23″W	186	?	SaskPower	Reservoir	[12]
DeCew Falls II	Ontario	43°07′08″N 79°15′41″W	144	?	OPG	Reservoir
Deer Lake	Newfoundland and Labrador	49°10′12″N 57°26′11″W	129	?	Kruger Energy	Reservoir
Des Joachims	Ontario	46°10′52″N 77°41′45″W	429	?	OPG	Reservoir	[13]
East Toba	British Columbia	50°40′30″N 123°57′37″W	147	?	Innergex	Run-of-the-river	[14]
Eastmain-1	Quebec	52°10′54″N 76°03′05″W	480	2,700	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Eastmain-1-A	Quebec	52°10′47″N 76°2′7″W	768	2,300	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
E.B. Campbell	Saskatchewan	53°41′19″N 103°20′47″W	288	900	SaskPower	Reservoir	[15]
Forrest Kerr	British Columbia	56°43′30″N 130°40′22″W	195	?	AltaGas	Run-of-the-river	[16]
Gordon M. Shrum	British Columbia	56°0′58″N 122°12′19″W	2,730	15,000	BC Hydro	Reservoir	[17]
Grand Rapids	Manitoba	53°9′29″N 99°17′33″W	479	2,320	Manitoba Hydro	Reservoir	[18]
Great Falls	Manitoba	50°27′47″N 96°0′11″W	129	?	Manitoba Hydro	Run-of-the-river
Harmon	Ontario	50°06′40″N 82°12′26″W	220	?	OPG (75%) Moose Cree (25%)	Reservoir	[19]
Island Falls	Saskatchewan	55°31′44″N 102°21′25″W	111	?	SaskPower	Reservoir	[20]
Isle-Maligne	Quebec	48°34′37″N 71°38′05″W	402	?	Rio Tinto Alcan	Reservoir	[11]
Jean-Lesage	Quebec	49°19′18″N 68°20′49″W	1,229	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Jenpeg	Manitoba	54°32′36″N 98°1′36″W	122	?	Manitoba Hydro	Reservoir
John Hart	British Columbia	50°02′23″N 125°20′03″W	126	?	BC Hydro	Reservoir
Jordan River	British Columbia	48°29′47″N 123°59′34″W	170	?	BC Hydro	Reservoir
Kelsey	Manitoba	56°2′21″N 96°31′54″W	287	1,970	Manitoba Hydro	Run-of-the-river	[18]
Kemano	British Columbia	53°33′48″N 127°56′32″W	790	?	Rio Tinto Alcan	Reservoir	[21]
Kettle	Manitoba	56°23′3″N 94°37′54″W	1,220	8,500	Manitoba Hydro	Run-of-the-river	[18]
Kipling	Ontario	50°08′42″N 82°12′31″W	232	?	OPG (75%) Moose Cree (25%)	Reservoir	[19]
Kootenay Canal	British Columbia	49°27′10″N 117°30′55″W	583	3,175	BC Hydro	Reservoir	[17]
La Gabelle	Quebec	46°26′54″N 72°44′32″W	131	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
La Grande-1	Quebec	53°44′04″N 78°34′26″W	1,436	7,900	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
La Grande-2-A	Quebec	53°46′46″N 77°32′57″W	2,106	11,600	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
La Grande-3	Quebec	53°43′40″N 75°59′55″W	2,417	12,600	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
La Grande-4	Quebec	53°53′12″N 73°27′55″W	2,779	14,600	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
La Trenche	Quebec	47°45′12″N 72°52′44″W	302	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
La Tuque	Quebec	47°26′39″N 72°47′58″W	294	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Laforge-1	Quebec	54°10′14″N 72°36′55″W	878	4,500	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Laforge-2	Quebec	54°35′30″N 71°16′15″W	319	1,800	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Les Cèdres	Quebec	45°18′31″N 74°01′38″W	113	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Limestone	Manitoba	56°30′25″N 94°6′25″W	1,350	9,000	Manitoba Hydro	Run-of-the-river	[18]
Little Long	Ontario	50°00′15″N 82°09′56″W	205	?	OPG (75%) Moose Cree (25%)	Reservoir	[19]
Long Spruce	Manitoba	56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W	980	7,100	Manitoba Hydro	Run-of-the-river	[18]
Lower Notch	Ontario	47°08′20″N 79°27′15″W	274	?	OPG	Reservoir	[1]
Mactaquac	New Brunswick	45°57′18″N 66°52′03″W	672	?	NB Power	Reservoir	[22]
Manic-1	Quebec	49°11′30″N 68°19′47″W	184	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Manic-5	Quebec	50°38′23″N 68°43′37″W	1,528	7,400	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Manic-5-PA	Quebec	50°38′26″N 68°44′13″W	1,064	?	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
McCormick	Quebec	49°11′35″N 68°19′37″W	235	?	Hydro-Québec (60%) Alcoa (40%)	Reservoir	[4][23]
Mica	British Columbia	52°4′35″N 118°34′0″W	2,805	7,202	BC Hydro	Reservoir	[24][17]
Mountain Chute	Ontario	45°11′42″N 76°54′26″W	170	?	OPG	Reservoir
Muskrat Falls	Newfoundland and Labrador	53°14′44″N 60°46′22″W	824	4,900	NL Hydro	Reservoir	[25]
Nipawin	Saskatchewan	53°19′11″N 104°2′31″W	255	?	SaskPower	Reservoir	[26]
Otter Rapids	Ontario	50°10′52″N 81°38′08″W	182	?	OPG	Reservoir
Otto Holden	Ontario	46°22′42″N 78°43′43″W	243	?	OPG	Reservoir
Outardes-2	Quebec	49°08′59″N 68°24′17″W	523	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Outardes-3	Quebec	49°33′33″N 68°43′58″W	1,026	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Outardes-4	Quebec	49°42′21″N 68°54′24″W	785	?	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Paugan	Quebec	45°48′37″N 75°55′52″W	226	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Peace Canyon	British Columbia	55°58′57″N 121°59′34″W	694	3,250	BC Hydro	Reservoir	[17]
Péribonka	Quebec	49°30′28″N 71°10′59″W	385	2,200	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Pine Portage	Ontario	49°18′27″N 88°18′37″W	142	?	OPG	Reservoir
Première-Chute	Quebec	47°36′00″N 79°27′09″W	131	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Rapide-Blanc	Quebec	47°47′48″N 72°58′24″W	204	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Rapides-des-Îles	Quebec	47°34′37″N 79°21′17″W	176	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Rapides-des-Quinze	Quebec	47°35′28″N 79°17′39″W	109	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Rapides-Farmer	Quebec	45°29′56″N 75°45′48″W	104	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
René-Lévesque	Quebec	49°44′25″N 68°35′34″W	1,326	5,400	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Revelstoke	British Columbia	51°3′15″N 118°11′40″W	2,480	8,200	BC Hydro	Reservoir	[17]
Robert H. Saunders	Ontario	45°00′28″N 74°47′34″W	1,045	?	OPG	Reservoir	[13]
Robert-Bourassa	Quebec	53°46′55″N 77°31′58″W	5,616	31,000	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Rocher-de-Grand-Mère	Quebec	46°36′54″N 72°40′45″W	230	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Romaine-1	Quebec	50°23′01″N 63°15′37″W	270	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[5]
Romaine-2	Quebec	50°37′28″N 63°11′39″W	640	3,300	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[27]
Romaine-3	Quebec	51°07′51″N 63°24′49″W	395	?	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Romaine-4	Quebec	51°20′52″N 63°29′12″W	245	?	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[28][29]
Ruskin	British Columbia	49°11′45″N 122°24′27″W	105	?	BC Hydro	Reservoir
Sainte-Marguerite-3	Quebec	50°42′18″N 66°46′47″W	884	2,730	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Sarcelle	Quebec	52°40′02″N 76°38′05″W	150	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Seven Mile	British Columbia	49°1′47″N 117°30′11″W	805	3,400	BC Hydro	Reservoir	[17]
Seven Sisters	Manitoba	50°7′13″N 96°0′44″W	165	?	Manitoba Hydro	Run-of-the-river
Shawinigan-2	Quebec	46°32′11″N 72°46′02″W	200	?	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Shawinigan-3	Quebec	46°32′01″N 72°45′55″W	194	?	Hydro-Québec	Run-of-the-river	[4]
Shipshaw	Quebec	48°26′54″N 71°12′54″W	1,145	?	Rio Tinto Alcan	Reservoir	[11][30]
Sir Adam Beck I	Ontario	43°08′57″N 79°02′40″W	498	?	OPG	Reservoir	[31]
Sir Adam Beck II	Ontario	43°08′45″N 79°02′41″W	1,499	?	OPG	Reservoir	[31]
Sir Adam Beck Pump	Ontario	43°08′40″N 79°03′36″W	174	?	OPG	Pumped-storage	[32]
Smoky Falls	Ontario	50°03′40″N 82°09′41″W	267	?	OPG (75%) Moose Cree (25%)	Reservoir	[19]
Spray	Alberta	50°59′54″N 115°22′30″W	112	210	TransAlta	Reservoir	[33]
Stewartville	Ontario	45°24′26″N 76°30′24″W	182	?	OPG	Reservoir
Toulnustouc	Quebec	49°58′14″N 68°09′34″W	526	2,600	Hydro-Québec	Reservoir	[4]
Waneta	British Columbia	49°00′15″N 117°36′43″W	490	1,980	Teck (67%) BC Hydro (33%)	Reservoir	[34][35]
Waneta Expansion	British Columbia	49°00′15″N 117°36′42″W	335	627.4	Columbia Power (58%) Columbia Basin Trust (42%)	Reservoir	[36]
Wells	Ontario	46°25′53″N 83°23′09″W	239	?	Brookfield Renewable	Reservoir	[37]
Wreck Cove	Nova Scotia	46°33′1″N 60°24′41″W	200	?	Nova Scotia Power	Reservoir
Wuskwatim	Manitoba	55°32′16″N 98°29′46″W	211	?	Wuskwatim Power Manitoba Hydro	Reservoir

Under construction

This is a list of the hydroelectric power stations under construction with an expected nameplate capacity of at least 100 MW.

Name	Province	Location	Capacity (MW)	Owner	Type	Year	Ref
Keeyask	Manitoba	56°20′47″N 95°12′17″W	695	Manitoba Hydro	Reservoir	2021	[38]
Site C dam	British Columbia	56°11′41″N 120°54′51″W	580	BC Hydro	Run-of-the-river	2024	[39]

See also

• List of power stations in Canada by type
• List of hydroelectric power stations in the United States

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