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Twin Falls (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Coordinates: 53°29′47.5″N 64°30′59.4″W / 53.496528°N 64.516500°W / 53.496528; -64.516500
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Twin Falls Hydroelectric Power Station
Twin Falls (Newfoundland and Labrador) is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Twin Falls (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Location of Twin Falls Hydroelectric Power Station in Newfoundland and Labrador
LocationCanada
Newfoundland and Labrador
Coordinates53°29′47.5″N 64°30′59.4″W / 53.496528°N 64.516500°W / 53.496528; -64.516500
Construction began1960
Opening date1963
Construction cost$47,500,000
Owner(s)Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
Reservoir
CreatesOssokmanuan Reservoir
Power Station
Commission date1963
Decommission date1974 (extended shutdown)
Turbines7
Installed capacity225 MW
Website
Official website[dead link]

Twin Falls is the site of a hydroelectric power station developed by the British Newfoundland Development Corporation (Brinco) to deliver power[1] to mining operations in Labrador City and Wabush.[2]

The station was on the Unknown River, a tributary of the Churchill River that drains the central Labrador basin. Construction began in 1960. The river was dammed at Twin Falls to form the Ossokmanuan Reservoir. When finished in 1963, the station had a total capacity of 225 MW with two 115-mile (185 km) long transmission lines at 230,000 volts (or 230 kV). It cost $47.5 million (1963).[1]

Twin Falls power was essential to the later development at Churchill Falls. It helped open up the area and supplied the power required during the construction phase of the project. In the planning stage, however, it became apparent that greater capacity factor in the production of electricity could be achieved by diverting the flow of water from the Ossokmanuan Reservoir into the Smallwood Reservoir.[3] Utilizing this water at the Churchill Falls plant enabled approximately three times as much electricity to be produced from the same volume of water. In July 1974 the Twin Falls plant was put into extended shutdown and the water diverted into the Smallwood Reservoir under an agreement with Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited (CFLCo).[1]

Aerodrome

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Twin Falls Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro
ServesTwin Falls Hydroelectric Power Station
LocationTwin Falls, Labrador
Time zoneAST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL1,463 ft / 446 m
Map
Twin Falls is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Twin Falls
Twin Falls
Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 1,500 457 Gravel

Twin Falls Aerodrome is an abandoned airport located .350 NM (0.648 km; 0.403 mi) southeast of the Twin Falls Hydroelectric Power Station, in Labrador, Canada.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hydro-power development in Labrador". Richard Gilbert. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Electrifying Labrador". Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "TWIN FALLS POWER CORPORATION LIMITED - CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.