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Lake Madawaska
Lake Madawaska is located in Ontario
Lake Madawaska
Lake Madawaska
Location in Ontario
Location Ontario
Coordinates 45°24′20″N 76°20′30″W / 45.40556°N 76.34167°W / 45.40556; -76.34167
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Madawaska River
Primary outflows Madawaska River
Basin countries Canada
Settlements Arnprior, Ontario
Arnprior Generating Station
The Arnprior Generating Station

Lake Madawaska[1] is the headpond of the Arnprior Generating Station (operated by Ontario Power Generation) near the town of Arnprior, Ontario. The lake was created in 1976 by a hydroelectric dam on the Madawaska River just before it joins the Ottawa River.


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