Salto Grande Dam

E186083

Salto Grande Dam is a large hydroelectric dam and binational power station on the Uruguay River, jointly operated by Argentina and Uruguay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf binational power station
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry Argentina
Uruguay
borderStraddles Argentina–Uruguay border
constructionStartDate 1974
continent South America
country Argentina
Uruguay
crosses Uruguay River
gridConnectionCountry Argentina
Uruguay
hasCoordinateLocation -31.2667 -57.9167
hasPart Salto Grande Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Salto Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant
hasUse flood control
navigation improvement
recreation
height 65 m
inception 1979
installedCapacity 1890 MW
languageOfOfficialName Spanish
length 2979 m
locatedInHydrologicalSystem La Plata Basin
locatedInOrNear Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina
surface form: Concordia, Argentina

Salto, Uruguay
locatedInTimeZone UTC−03:00
locatedOnRiver Uruguay River
nearCityInArgentina Concordia
nearCityInUruguay Salto
numberOfTurbines 14
officialName Salto Grande Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Represa de Salto Grande
operator Salto Grande Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Comisión Técnica Mixta de Salto Grande
partOf Uruguay River
surface form: Uruguay River basin
primaryEnergySource hydropower
purpose electricity generation
river regulation
region Entre Ríos Province
Salto Department
reservoirName Salto Grande Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea 783 km²
sharedOwnership Argentina
Uruguay
spillwayType gated spillway
status operational
turbineType Kaplan turbine

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Uruguay River hasDam Salto Grande Dam
La Plata Basin hydropowerPlant Salto Grande Dam
Salto Grande Dam operator Salto Grande Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Comisión Técnica Mixta de Salto Grande
Salto Grande Dam hasPart Salto Grande Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Salto Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant
Salto Grande Dam officialName Salto Grande Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Represa de Salto Grande