Itá Dam

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Itá Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant and reservoir on the Uruguay River in southern Brazil, known for its significant contribution to regional electricity generation.

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Itá Dam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric power station
annualGeneration approximately 7,000 GWh
basinCountry Brazil
constructionBegan 1980s
country Brazil
countrySubdivision Rio Grande do Sul
surface form: State of Rio Grande do Sul

Santa Catarina
surface form: State of Santa Catarina
damHeight about 125 m
damLength about 1,450 m
designedFor base-load electricity generation
energySource hydropower
flooded old town of Itá
gridConnection Brazilian National Interconnected System
hasStructure concrete gravity section
earth-fill embankment sections
powerhouse
spillway
impact modification of local ecosystems
population resettlement
installedCapacity 1450 MW
languageOfSurroundingRegion Portuguese
locatedIn Rio Grande do Sul
Santa Catarina
locatedInTimeZone UTC−03:00
locatedNear Aratiba, Rio Grande do Sul
Itá, Santa Catarina
numberOfTurbines 5
openingDate 2000
operator Tractebel
surface form: Tractebel Energia
owner Tractebel Energia
partOf Uruguay River
surface form: Uruguay River basin
purpose power generation
regionServed southern Brazil
reservoirArea about 141 km²
reservoirName Itá Reservoir
reservoirTotalCapacity about 5,100,000,000 m³
river Uruguay River
spillwayCapacity about 35,000 m³/s
spillwayType gated overflow spillway
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine

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Uruguay River hasDam Itá Dam