The Emborcação Dam, also known as Theodomiro Santiago, is an
embankment dam on the
Paranaíba River
The Paranaíba River is a Brazilian river whose source lies in the state of Minas Gerais in the Mata da Corda mountains, municipality of Rio Paranaíba, at an altitude of 1,148 meters; on the other face of this mountain chain are the sources of t ...
near
Araguari
Araguari is a municipality in western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is in the northern Triângulo Mineiro region, on the Jordão River, a tributary of the Paranaíba River, at an elevation between . The municipality of Araguari has an area of , ...
in
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
,
Brazil
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. It was constructed for
hydroelectric power production and
flood control
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.
Background
Feasibility studies for the dam occurred in 1971 and in June 1977, construction on the dam began. In August 1981, the dam began to impound the reservoir and the first generator became operation in 1982, the last in 1983. The dam was inaugurated in 1983 by Brazilian president
João Batista Figueiredo.
Dam
The dam is long and tall and withholds a reservoir with a capacity of and surface area of .
Emborcação Hydroelectric Power Plant
The dam's power plant contains four
generators powered by
Francis turbines for a total installed capacity of .
See also
*
List of power stations in Brazil
The following page lists the power stations in Brazil.
Coal
Gas and oil fired
Gas Turbines
Internal combustion engines
Nuclear
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Wind
See also
*Electricity sector in Brazil
* Energy policy o ...
References
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Dams completed in 1983
Dams in Minas Gerais
Embankment dams
1983 establishments in Brazil