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Dam in São Paulo/Minas Gerais, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Água Vermelha Dam is an embankment dam on the Grande River near Iturama in Minas Gerais/São Paulo, Brazil. It was constructed for hydroelectric power production and flood control. Construction on the dam began in 1973 and it was completed and operational by 1978.[1] The last generators were operational in 1979.[2]
Água Vermelha Dam | |
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![]() The Água Vermelha Dam and reservoir photographed from the International Space Station, April 2015 | |
Official name | Usina de Água Vermelha |
Location | Iturama, São Paulo/Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Coordinates | 19°51′55″S 50°20′48″W |
Construction began | 1973 |
Opening date | 1978 |
Owner(s) | AES Tiete |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, concrete portion |
Impounds | Grande River |
Height | 67 m (220 ft) |
Length | 3,940 m (12,930 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,500,000 m3 (53,000,000 cu ft) (Concrete) |
Spillway type | Service, gate-controlled |
Spillway capacity | 19,848 m3/s (700,900 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Água Vermelha Reservoir |
Total capacity | 11.025 km3 (8,938,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 647 km2 (250 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1978-1979 |
Type | Conventional |
Hydraulic head | 57 m (187 ft) |
Turbines | 6 x Francis turbines |
Installed capacity | 1,396.2 MW (1,872,300 hp) |
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 km2 (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).[3][4]
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