Água Vermelha Dam
Specifications
The dam is a 3,940 metres (12,930 ft) long and 67 metres (220 ft) high embankment dam with a concrete power station and spillway portion. The volume of concrete in the dam structure is 1,500,000 cubic metres (53,000,000 cu ft). The dam's spillway contains eight floodgates each with a maximum discharge capacity of 2,481 cubic metres per second (87,600 cu ft/s) for a total of 19,848 cubic metres per second (700,900 cu ft/s). The dam's reservoir has a capacity of 11.025 cubic kilometres (8,938,000 acre⋅ft), of which 11 cubic kilometres (8,900,000 acre⋅ft) is live (active or "useful") storage. The surface area of the reservoir is 647 km (250 sq mi) and its maximum level above sea level is 383.3 m (1,258 ft) and the minimum is 373.3 metres (1,225 ft). The dam's power station has a gross hydraulic head of 57 metres (187 ft) and contains six 232.7 MW (312,100 hp) generators powered by Francis turbines for a total installed capacity of 1,396.2 megawatts (1,872,300 hp).
See also
References
- ^ "Dam Vermelha Aqua" (in Portuguese). Speedy Look. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "Hydroelectric Plants in Brazil - Sao Paulo". Indust Cards. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "Aqua Vermelha". AES Tiete. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "Summary Information Dam Power Plant Agua Vermelha - SP". Brazil Ministry of Transportation. Retrieved 19 September 2010.