Campos Novos Dam
The Campos Novos Dam (also known as Barragem de Campos Novos locally) is a hydroelectric dam in the Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil. In 2006, at dam height, it was regarded as the third highest dam of this type (concrete-faced rock fill dam or CFRD) in the world, but, in June 2006, the water which it held back ran out following a break in the dam wall. Built at a cost of $671 million USD, it is located on the Canoas River (Santa Catarina), Canoas River, Brazil. It is part of a hydro-electricity, hydro-electric complex intended to provide . A second dam is below this one, and together they can hold a little more than 2 cubic kilometers of water. Ownership and construction Campos Novos' 35 years build and operate concession was awarded in 1998. It is owned by ''Campos Novos Energia S.A.'' ("Enercan"), a consortium made up of Brazilian power company CPFL Energia (formerly ''Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz'') with 48.7%, Brazilian aluminum maker ...
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Canoas River (Santa Catarina)
The Canoas River (Portuguese, ''Rio Canoas'') is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern Brazil. With a length of 570 kilometres, the river joins the Pelotas River to form the Uruguay River. See also *List of rivers of Santa Catarina References Mapfrom Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government ag ... Rivers of Santa Catarina (state) Tributaries of the Uruguay River {{SantaCatarina-river-stub ...
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