La Yesca Dam
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La Yesca Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Santiago River in Mexico, known for its large concrete-faced rockfill structure and significant power generation capacity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Yesca Hydroelectric Dam | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete-face rockfill dam
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hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | 1280 GWh ⓘ |
| catchmentArea | 51000 km2 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 2007 ⓘ |
| constructionCompany |
Ingenieros Civiles Asociados
NERFINISHED
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La Peninsular Compañía Constructora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 575 m ⓘ |
| damHeight | 220 m ⓘ |
| damLength | 628 m ⓘ |
| damType | concrete-face rockfill ⓘ |
| damVolume | 11000000 m3 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Comisión Federal de Electricidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Aguamilpa Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingModel | public works financing ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Mexican national grid ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | Felipe Calderón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 750 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jalisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nayarit NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Madre Occidental NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
major hydroelectric project on the Santiago River
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one of the highest concrete-face rockfill dams in the world ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| operator | Comisión Federal de Electricidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Comisión Federal de Electricidad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Santiago River hydroelectric cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantCommissioned | 2012 ⓘ |
| plantName | La Yesca Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
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power generation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| regionServed | western Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirActiveCapacity | 1320000000 m3 ⓘ |
| reservoirName | La Yesca Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 33.4 km2 ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 2190000000 m3 ⓘ |
| river | Santiago River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | 15800 m3/s ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 375 MW ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | El Cajón Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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La Yesca Hydroelectric Dam