Guri Dam

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Guri Dam is one of the world’s largest hydroelectric dams, located on the Caroní River in Venezuela and a major source of the country’s electricity.

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Guri Dam canonical 6
Guri Reservoir 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
affectsEcosystem Caroní River ecosystem
constructionStartDate 1963
country Venezuela
countryUsesElectricityFrom Venezuela
energySource hydropower
firstStageCompletionDate 1978
hasIssue sedimentation
transmission constraints
vulnerability to drought
hasPowerhouse Guri I
Guri II
hasReservoir Guri Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guri Reservoir
hasSpillway yes
height 162 m
installedCapacity 10,235 MW
over 10,000 MW
isMajorSourceOfElectricityFor Venezuela
languageOfOfficialName Spanish
length 7,426 m
locatedInContinent South America
locatedInRegion Guayana Region
locatedInRiverBasin Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco River basin
locatedInState Bolívar State
locatedNearCity Ciudad Guayana
locatedOnRiver Caroní River
namedAfter Simón Bolívar
nearbyHydroelectricProjects Caruachi Dam
Macagua Dam
numberOfPowerhouses 2
officialNameInSpanish Guri–Macagua–Caruachi hydroelectric system
surface form: Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar
openingDate 1978
operator CVG Electrificación del Caroní
surface form: CVG Electrificación del Caroní (EDELCA)

Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (CORPOELEC)
partOfNationalGrid Venezuelan national electricity system
primaryPurpose power generation
rankAmongWorldHydroelectricPlantsByCapacity one of the largest
reservoirAlsoKnownAs Embalse de Guri
Embalse de Guri
surface form: Lago de Guri
reservoirArea approximately 4,000 km²
around 1,500 square miles
reservoirRiver Caroní River
secondaryPurpose flood control
navigation support
secondStageCompletionDate 1986
spillwayType gated spillway
turbineType Francis turbine

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caroni River formsPartOf Guri Dam
this entity surface form: Guri Reservoir
Bolívar State contains Guri Dam
Macagua Dam connectedTo Guri Dam
Macagua Dam downstreamFrom Guri Dam
Guri Dam hasReservoir Guri Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guri Reservoir