Garabí Dam
Planned dam in Brazil and Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Garabí Dam (Portuguese: Represa de Garabí) is a planned dam and generating station on the Uruguay River between Argentina and Brazil, part of the Garabí-Panambi Hydroelectric Complex. There is some controversy over the environmental impact on the fast-flowing river.
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Garabí Dam | |
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![]() 2007 projection of the Garabí Dam and reservoir | |
Official name | Represa de Garabí |
Country | Argentina, Brazil |
Coordinates | 28.227032°S 55.716181°W / -28.227032; -55.716181 |
Purpose | Hydroelectric |
Status | Planned |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth fill |
Length | 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 93 metres (305 ft) |
Width (crest) | 10 metres (33 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Surface area | 642 square kilometres (248 sq mi) |
Normal elevation | 89 metres (292 ft) |
Hydraulic head | 33 metres (108 ft) |
Turbines | 8 Kaplan |
Installed capacity | 1,152MW |
Capacity factor | 0.60 |
Annual generation | 5,970GW |
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