Smoky Falls Generating Station
| Smoky Falls | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Location | Harmon Township, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 50°03′40″N 82°09′41″W / 50.06111°N 82.16139°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner(s) | Ontario Power Generation and Moose Cree First Nation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Lower Mattagami River |
| Smoky Falls Generating Station | |
| Commission date | 1931 2014 |
| Hydraulic head | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Turbines | 3 x 89.3 MW propeller |
| Installed capacity | 267.9 MW |
Smoky Falls Generating Station is one of four stations in the Lower Mattagami River Hydroelectric Complex owned by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the Moose Cree First Nation. The station is approximately 85 km (53 mi) northeast of Kapuskasing in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario. Smoky Falls was originally commissioned as a 54 MW generating station in 1931 by the Spruce Falls Power and Paper Company but it was sold to OPG's predecessor, Ontario Hydro, in 1991. OPG completed a $2.6 billion upgrade of the four Lower Mattagami dams in 2014 and 2015. The new Smoky Falls was commissioned in late 2014 with a 267.9 MW installed capacity.