Alicurá Dam
| Alicurá Dam | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location of Alicurá Dam in Argentina | |
| Official name | AES Alicurá |
| Country | Argentina |
| Location | Patagonia |
| Coordinates | 40°35′10″S 70°45′09″W / 40.58611°S 70.75250°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1985 |
| Owner(s) | AES Argentina |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Limay River |
| Height | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Dam volume | 13,000,000 m3 (460,000,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 3,000 m3/s (110,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Inactive capacity | 3,215,000,000 m3 (2,606,000 acre⋅ft)[1] |
| Surface area | 67.5 km2 (26.1 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 4 x 262.5 MW (352,000 hp) Francis-type[2] |
| Installed capacity | 1,050 MW (1,410,000 hp) |
The Alicurá Dam (in Spanish, Embalse de Alicurá) is the first of five
above mean sea level
. It was inaugurated in 1985.
The dam is used primarily for the generation of
reservoir is also employed to raise Salmonidae
.
The Alicurá reservoir has an area of 67.5 square kilometres (26.1 sq mi), a mean depth of 48.4 metres (159 ft) (maximum 110 metres (360 ft)), and a volume of 3,215,000,000 cubic metres (2,606,000 acre⋅ft).
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References
- ^ "AES Alicura". AES Argentina. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ CAMMESA - Base Generadores
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