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Daniel-Johnson Dam

The Daniel-Johnson dam, formerly known as Manic-5, is a multiple-arch buttress dam on the Manicouagan River that creates the annular Manicouagan Reservoir. The dam is composed of 14 buttresses and 13 arches and is 214 km north of Baie-Comeau in... Wikipedia
Opened: 1970
Height: 702′
Catchment area: 29,241 km2 (11,290 sq mi)
Dam volume: 2,200,000 m3 (2,900,000 cu yd)
Installed capacity: 1,596 MW (Manic-5); 1,064 MW (Manic-5-PA)
Total capacity: 142 km3 (115,000,000 acre⋅ft)