Road Trip Montreal to Beauharnois – Quebec's Largest Dam

Montréal Beauharnois

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The Itinerary

Beauharnois power station is Quebec's second most powerful hydroelectric facility (1,648 MW) and one of the most visited. Hydro-Québec's free guided tours through the plant's depths are a unique experience for understanding energy production.

Beauharnois Canal, parallel to the station, is a seaway used by large transoceanic cargo ships. Watching a 300-m vessel pass just metres away is striking.

Points of Interest

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Centrale hydroélectrique de Beauharnois

Visite guidée gratuite (Hydro-Québec) dans une centrale de 1 648 MW.
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Canal de Beauharnois

Observation de cargos transocéaniques empruntant la voie maritime.
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Lieu historique de la bataille de la Châteauguay

Victoire de Salaberry (1813) contre l'invasion américaine.
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Berges et piste cyclable

Vélo le long du canal dans un paysage industriel impressionnant.