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Knowledge acquired about reservoirs and powerhouse operations

All new hydro projects entail environmental studies, mitigation and compensation measures, and several years of follow-up studies. The environmental issues and fish communities involved differ for each project.

This section provides bibliographic references for technical reports and abstracts. In most cases, we have listed the summary version of the report. Note that some of the studies do not fall within the usual scope of hydropower projects. The studies are grouped by location.

Nord du Québec
Fish distribution
  • Verdon, R. 2001. Répartition géographique des poissons du territoire de la Baie James et du Nord Québécois (Fish distribution throughout the Baie James territory and northern Québec). Montréal: Hydro-Québec. 44 p. (Report in French)
La Grande complex environmental follow-up
  • Therrien, J., R. Verdon and R. Lalumière. 2004. Environmental monitoring at the La Grande complex. Changes in fish communities. Summary report 1977-2000. Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by GENIVAR. 129 p. and apps.
  • Hydro-Québec. 2001. La Grande hydroelectric complex: Fish communities. (Information Sheets on the La Grande Hydroelectric complex: 8). 4 p.
Assessment of fishing resources in the Baie James area
  • Lévesque, F. and R. Lalumière. 1996. Bilan de l'exploitation des ressources halieutiques dans les secteurs accessibles du territoire de la Baie James (Assessment of potential fish yield in the Baie James territory). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec and Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Faune by GENIVAR. 2 vols. (Report in French)
Côte Nord
Outardes-2 reservoir: Review of enhancements
  • Lessard, M. 1995. Réservoir aux Outardes-2: Bilan des aménagements écologiques (Outardes-2 reservoir. Review of environmental enhancements). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by Martin Lessard Enr. 82 p. and apps. (Report in French)
Robertson reservoir
  • Therrien, J. 2006. Suivi environnemental du réservoir Robertson (1990-2005). Évolution des teneurs en mercure dans la chair de poissons (Environmental monitoring of the Robertson reservoir (1990-2005). Evolution of the mercury level in the flesh of fish). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by GENIVAR. 57 p. and apps. (Report in French)
Rivière Sainte-Marguerite(Sainte-Marguerite-3 project)
  • Heppell, M. and C. Théberge. 2003. Aménagement hydroélectrique Sainte-Marguerite-3. Fraie de l'éperlan arc-en-ciel dans l'estuaire de la rivière Sainte-Marguerite. Suivi environnemental 2002 (Sainte-Marguerite-3 hydroelectric development. Rainbow smelt spawning in the Rivière Sainte-Marguerite's estuary. Environmental follow-up 2002). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by GENIVAR. 51 p. and apps. (Report in French)
  • GENIVAR. 2006. Aménagement hydroélectrique Sainte-Marguerite-3. Suivi environnemental 2005. Évolution des communautés de poissons et du mercure (Sainte-Marguerite-3 hydroelectric development. Environmental monitoring. 2005. Changes in mercury and fish communities). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by GENIVAR. 79 p. and apps. (Report in French)
Rivière Betsiamites
  • Lévesque, F., M. Larose and G. Beauchamp. 2007. Projet de restauration du saumon de la rivière Betsiamites: Bilan des activités réalisées en 2006 (Project to restore salmon in the Rivière Betsiamites. Review of 2006 activities). Report submitted to the Société de restauration du saumon de la rivière Betsiamites by GENIVAR. 59 p. and apps. (Report in French)
Rivière Portneuf
  • Belles-Isles, M. and I. Simard. 2006. Dérivation partielle de la rivière Portneuf. Suivi environnemental 2005 en phase exploitation. Passe migratoire Portneuf (Partial diversion of the Rivière Portneuf. Environmental monitoring in 2005 during operation. Portneuf fish pass). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by GENIVAR. 103 p. and apps. (Report in French)
  • Lacasse, S. and F. Bélisle. 2006. Dérivation partielle de la rivière Portneuf. Suivi environnemental 2005 en phase exploitation. Productivité des rivières établies à l'aide de la pêche à l'électricité (Partial diversion of the Rivière Portneuf. Environmental monitoring in 2005 during operation. River productivity determined by electrofishing). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by Alliance Environnement inc. 62 p. and apps. (Full report in French)
Rivière Toulnustouc
  • Massicotte, B., R. Turgeon and C. Vézina. 2006. Aménagement hydroélectrique de la Toulnustouc. Suivi environnemental 2005. Habitats et populations de poissons (Toulnustouc hydroelectric development. Environmental monitoring 2005. Fish habitats and communities). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by Roche Ltd. 122 p. and apps. (Report in French)
  • Bouchard, J. and B. Massicotte. 2007. Centrale de la Toulnustouc – Suivi environnemental 2006 en phase exploitation. Suivi des aménagements pour l'omble de fontaine (Toulnustouc powerhouse. Environmental monitoring during operation. Brook charr habitat improvements). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by Roche Ltd. 93 p. and apps. (Report in French)
Mauricie
  • Belzile, L. and M. Leclerc. 1992. Ligne Radisson-Nicolet-Des Cantons. Synthèse des études sur le poulamon atlantique (Radisson-Nicolet-Des Cantons line. Summary of studies of Atlantic tomcod). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by Groupe Environnement Shooner inc. 34 p. (Report in French)
  • Faucher, R. 2001. Réfection de la centrale de La Gabelle. Programme de surveillance et de suivi environnemental. Utilisation par les poissons d'un nouveau secteur de fraie aménagé en aval de la centrale de La Gabelle. Printemps 2001 (Refurbishment of La Gabelle generating station. Environmental monitoring and follow-up program. Use of a new spawning ground developed downstream of La Gabelle generating station. Spring 2001). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by GDG Conseil inc. 29 p. and apps. (Report in French)
Bas-Saint-Laurent/Gaspésie
  • Verdon, R. and L. Paradis. Le saumon de la rivière Mitis. Histoire d'une réussite (Rivière Mitis salmon: A success story). Saumons illimités, 2004, p. 22-23. (Document in French)
Montréal region
Rivière des Prairies
  • Desrochers., D., P. Bernard et A. Fournier. 2007. Centrale de la Rivière-des-Prairies. Suivi de la dévalaison de l'alose savoureuse et évaluation d'une barrière sonore – 2007 (Rivière-des-Prairies Generating Station – Monitoring of the downstream migration of American shad and testing of a sound barrier – 2007). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by Milieu inc. 34 p. and app. (Report in French)
  • Fortin, R., J. D'Amours and S. Thibodeau. 2002. Effets de l'aménagement d'un nouveau secteur de frayère sur l'utilisation du milieu en période de fraie et le succès de reproduction de l'esturgeon jaune (Acipenser fulvescens) à la frayère de la rivière des Prairies. (Impacts of development of a new spawning ground on use of the river during spawning season and breeding success of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Rivière des Prairies spawning ground). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec and Société de la faune du Québec by the Université du Québec à Montréal biology department. 116 p. and apps. (Report in French)
Beauharnois and Chambly
  • Bernard, P. and D. Desrochers. 2007. Suivi des passes migratoires à anguille de la centrale de Beauharnois et du barrage de Chambly 2007 (Monitoring of eel ladders at Beauharnois power dam and the Chambly dam 2007). Report submitted to Hydro-Québec by Milieu inc. 81 p. (Report in French)
  • Verdon, R. and J. Caumartin. 2004/09. A successful eel ladder at the Chambly dam. International Journal on Hydropower & Dams, 11 (4): 64-65.
  • Video: La migration des anguilles à la centrale de Beauharnois (Eel migration at the Beauharnois generating station) (Video in French)

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