Lake Péligre, Haiti’s 2nd largest lake, is formed by a dam
on the Artibonite River. The dam was
built for hydroelectric power. The lake
can be seen on National Route 3 between Hinche and Mirebalais. You can compare lake heights in the photos
below which I take every time I go past the lake. Information on the internet suggests the lake
is filling in with silt, and the turbines are not functioning at top
efficiency. As someone who receives electricity
from this dam, I can tell you we have electricity a couple hours in the morning
and a couple in the evening.
Peligre Lak, 2yèm pi gwo lak Ayiti a, ki te fòme pa yon
baraj sou larivyè Lefrat la Latibonit. te baraj la bati pou pouvwa idwolik. ka
Lak la ka wè sou Nasyonal Route 3 ant Hinche ak Mibalè. Ou ka konpare wotè lak
nan foto yo anba a ki mwen pran chak fwa mwen ale sot pase lak la. Enfòmasyon
sou entènèt la sijere lak la se ranpli nan ak limon, ak turbin yo pa fonksyone
nan efikasite tèt. Kòm yon moun ki resevwa elektrisite sa a soti nan baraj,
mwen ka di ou nou gen elektrisite yon èdtan koup nan maten an ak yon koup nan
aswè an.
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| View 1 Oct. 2014 |
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| View 1 Dec. 2015 after a dry fall. |
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| View 1 Oct. 2016 |
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| View 2 Oct. 2014 |
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| View 2 Dec. 2015 - note the exposed silt upstream between the hills. |
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| View 2 Oct. 2016 the valley is full again, but shore line is still exposed. |
