Água Vermelha Dam
Dam in São Paulo/Minas Gerais, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Água Vermelha Dam is an embankment dam on the Grande River near Iturama in Minas Gerais/São Paulo, Brazil. It was constructed for hydroelectric power production and flood control. Construction on the dam began in 1973 and it was completed and operational by 1978.[1] The last generators were operational in 1979.[2]
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Água Vermelha Dam | |
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Official name | Usina de Água Vermelha |
Location | Iturama, São Paulo/Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Coordinates | 19°51′55″S 50°20′48″W |
Construction began | 1973 |
Opening date | 1978 |
Owner(s) | AES Tiete |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, concrete portion |
Impounds | Grande River |
Height | 67 m (220 ft) |
Length | 3,940 m (12,930 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,500,000 m3 (53,000,000 cu ft) (Concrete) |
Spillway type | Service, gate-controlled |
Spillway capacity | 19,848 m3/s (700,900 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Água Vermelha Reservoir |
Total capacity | 11.025 km3 (8,938,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 647 km2 (250 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1978-1979 |
Type | Conventional |
Hydraulic head | 57 m (187 ft) |
Turbines | 6 x Francis turbines |
Installed capacity | 1,396.2 MW (1,872,300 hp) |
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