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Santa María Dam
The Santa María Dam ( es, Planta Hidroeléctrica Santa María) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Samalá River in Zunil, Escuintla, Guatemala.INDE''Hidroeléctricas'' Consulted: 09-12-2010. The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 215,500 m3. The water is transported to the powerhouse through 614 m long pressure pipe. The plant has 3 different turbines ( and ) with a total installed capacity of 6.88 Megawatt, MW. The plant has a level declination of 101 m, and a designed flow of 2.35 m3/s for unit 1 and 2, and 2.42 m3/s for unit 3. The plant that became operational in 1927 annually produces 38 GWh of electrical power. See also * List of hydroelectric power stations in Guatemala References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Maria Hydroelectric Dam Hydroelectric power stations in Guatemala Energy infrastructure completed in 1927 Dams completed in 1927 Dams in Guatemala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samalá River
The Samalá is a river in southwestern Guatemala. Its sources are in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Sierra Madre, San Carlos Sija, Valle De Écija range, in the departments of Quetzaltenango (department), Quetzaltenango and Totonicapán (department), Totonicapán. From there it flows down, past the towns San Carlos Sija in the San Carlos Sija, Valle De Écija, Quetzaltenango, San Cristóbal Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango, El Palmar, Quetzaltenango, El Palmar and Zunil, through the coastal plains of Retalhuleu (department), Retalhuleu into the Pacific Ocean. The Samalá river basin covers a territory of and has a population of around 400,000 people. Its proximity to the active Santamaria (volcano), Santa Maria and Santiaguito volcano complex, with its recurring lava and lahars flows, leads to a heightened risk of serious flooding. External links References Rivers of Guatemala Geography of the Totonicapán Department Geography of the Quetzaltenango Department Geography of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
