Chacorão Dam
Proposed dam in Pará, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Chacorão Dam?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The Chacorão Dam (or Chocorão Dam, Portuguese: Barragem de Chacorão) is a proposed dam on the Tapajós river in the state of Pará, Brazil. It would flood a section of rapids in the river, making them navigable by barges carrying soybeans to ports on the Amazon River. The dam would include locks for the barges and a hydroelectric power plant. It is controversial since it would flood a large area of an indigenous territory.
Quick Facts Official name, Country ...
Chacorão Dam | |
---|---|
Official name | Barragem de Chacorão |
Country | Brazil |
Coordinates | 6.497717°S 58.323536°W / -6.497717; -58.323536 |
Purpose | Hydroelectric |
Status | Planned |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Tapajós river |
Reservoir | |
Surface area | 61,600 hectares (152,000 acres) |
Installed capacity | 3,336 megawatts (4,474,000 hp) |
Close