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The Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station is a Hydroelectric generating plant located near the mouth of the Paradise River in Newfoundland . The plant is owned by Newfoundland And Labrador Hydro , and was first syncronized in 1989 . It operates with an average rated flow of 25 m3/s to generate 8 MW of electrical power, with an average annual production of 37 GWh. The unit is equipped with a Francis Runner . The project, which operates under a Run-of-river philosophy, has a 43m high Concrete Arch Dam with an overflow Spillway , the largest structure of this design in Eastern North America .