Lower-Notch dam (Montreal river)

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The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario took over the operation of the hydroelectric plants on the Montreal river in 1944, and in 1960 and 1965 carried out hydraulic and geological investigations in the Notch area to determine the feasibility of developing additional power. Each time construction was set aside in favour of more desirable sites, but in 1967 Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario decided to proceed with the Lower-Notch development. On Oct. 19, 1973, Provincial Government Minister Darcy McKeough officially dedicated the Lower-Notch station. Designed to meet the increasing need for electrical power in northeastern Ontario, Lower-Notch dam produced 274 MW and was the fifth and last station built by the Commission on the historic Montreal river.

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