Água Vermelha Dam

Dam in São Paulo/Minas Gerais, Brazil

19°51′55″S 50°20′48″W / 19.86528°S 50.34667°W / -19.86528; -50.34667Construction began1973Opening date1978Owner(s)AES TieteDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, concrete portionImpoundsGrande RiverHeight67 m (220 ft)Length3,940 m (12,930 ft)Dam volume1,500,000 m³ (53,000,000 cu ft) (Concrete)Spillway typeService, gate-controlledSpillway capacity19,848 m³/s (700,900 cu ft/s)ReservoirCreatesÁgua Vermelha ReservoirTotal capacity11.025 km³ (8,938,000 acre⋅ft)Surface area647 km² (250 sq mi)Power StationCommission date1978-1979TypeConventionalHydraulic head57 m (187 ft)Turbines6 x Francis turbinesInstalled capacity1,396.2 MW (1,872,300 hp)

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]

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 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]

References

^ "Dam Vermelha Aqua" (in Portuguese). Speedy Look. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Hydroelectric Plants in Brazil - Sao Paulo". Indust Cards. 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.