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{{Infobox dam
| name                 = Laforge-2 generating station
| image                = Centrale_hydroélectrique_Laforge-2.jpg
| image_caption        =
| name_official        = Centrale Laforge-2
| dam_crosses          = [[Laforge River]]
| location             = [[Baie-James]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| dam_type             = 
| dam_length           =
| dam_height           =
| plant_hydraulic_head = {{Convert|27.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| dam_width_base       =
| spillway_type        =
| spillway_capacity    = {{Convert|2350|m3/s|ft3/s|0|abbr=on}}
| construction_began   =
| opening              = 1996
| cost                 =
| owner                = [[Hydro-Québec]]
| res_name             = Laforge-2 Reservoir
| res_capacity_total   =
| res_catchment        =
| res_surface          = {{Convert|260|km2|mi2|0|abbr=on}}
| res_max_depth        =
| plant_operator       =
| plant_turbines       = 2 × 159.5 [[Megawatt|MW]] ([[Kaplan turbine]])
| plant_capacity       = 319 [[Megawatt|MW]]
| plant_annual_gen     =
| plant_commission     =
| plant_decommission   =
| location_map         = 
| location_map_caption =
| coordinates          = {{coord|54|35|20|N|71|16|50|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| website              =
| extra                = <small>Hydro-Québec, The La Grande Complex visitor booklet, 2004, {{ISBN|2-550-41276-1}}</small>
}}

The '''Laforge-2''' is a [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] generating station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the [[La Grande River]], and is part of [[Hydro-Québec]]'s [[James Bay Project]]. The station can generate 319 [[Megawatt|MW]] and was commissioned in 1996. It is considered a "[[run of river|run of the river]]" generating station since the Laforge-2 Reservoir is located much farther upstream. Together with [[La Grande-1 generating station|La Grande-1]], they are the only two generating stations of the James Bay Project that use a [[Reservoir (water)|reservoir]] without any major waterlevel fluctuations. Thus, the amount of electricity generated by the station depends almost entirely on the waterflow of the river, which is largely controlled by upstream reservoirs and generating stations.
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== See also ==
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* [[List of power stations in Canada]]
* [[Reservoirs and dams in Canada]]

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060622180817/http://www.hydroquebec.com/visit/virtual_visit/ Hydro-Québec's La Grande Complex]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060328161226/http://www.hydroquebec.com/generation/hydroelectric/la_grande/index.html La Grande System]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060328161406/http://www.hydroquebec.com/generation/hydroelectric/la_grande/laforge_2/index.html Laforge-2]

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[[Category:James Bay Project]]
[[Category:Dams in Quebec]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1996]]
[[Category:Dams on the Laforge River]]
[[Category:Publicly owned dams in Canada]]


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