The Itupararanga Dam is a dam, located on the

Sorocaba River The Sorocaba River (Portuguese, ''Rio Sorocaba'') is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Tietê River. The river runs large and important part of the municipality of Sorocaba. Geography Sorocaba headwate ...

in the

Sorocaba Sorocaba () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the eighth-largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, São José dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto. It ...

region of

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

state. It was built by

Light S.A. Light S.A. () is a private public utility company of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1904 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by The Rio de Janeiro Tramway, Light and Power Co. Ltd., it was authorized to operate in Brazil in 1905. Research activities ...

from 1913 to 1914. The plant started its operation on 25 March 1914.http://www.sigrh.sp.gov.br/sigrh/ARQS/RELATORIO/CRH/CBH-SMT/1026/cnec%20sem%20fotos%20grandes%20gti%20110106.pdf Information at CBH presentation (in Portuguese) It forms a lake with more than and an area of 936 square kilometers with the main channel of and from shore. The estimated volume is . The plant, with an installed capacity of and average annual production of , is used only by the industrial

Votorantim Group Votorantim S.A. is a permanently capitalized investment holding company, with a long-term investment approach. Its portfolio companies operate in 16 countries and in different economic sectors, as building materials, finance, aluminum, clean and r ...

, as Votorantim Cement Factory in St. Helena and the

Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA; ''Brazilian Aluminium Company'') is the largest aluminium producer in Brazil having a total annual production of around 480,000 tonnes. It is headquartered in the city of São Paulo. History Establish ...

– CBA, in

Alumínio Alumínio (Portuguese meaning aluminum) is a Brazilian municipality of the state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. The population is 18,767 (2020 est.) in an area of 83.66 km². The elevation is 790 m. Alumín ...

. The dam is in length and has a height of . It was built over the

canyon in the São Francisco Ridge. The water reservoir supplies

Ibiúna Ibiúna is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba The Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba ( pt, Região Metropolitana de Sorocaba) is an administrative division of the state of São Paulo ...

100%,

74%,

Votorantim Votorantim () is a city located at the southwest of São Paulo (state), São Paulo State in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba. The population is 123,599 (2020 est.). The city is located about away from the São Paulo, capi ...

92% and São Roque 32% and other neighboring cities. It is used to irrigate hundreds of farms in the vicinity. It is a leading tourist attraction in the region.

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