Peligre Dam

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Peligre Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in central Haiti that forms Lake Péligre and plays a key role in the country’s power supply and water management.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry Haiti NERFINISHED
commissioningDate 1956
constructionStartDate 1953
continent North America
country Haiti
creates largest artificial lake in Haiti
designedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
energySource hydropower
formsReservoir Lake Péligre NERFINISHED
fundedBy United States government NERFINISHED
World Bank NERFINISHED
hasEnvironmentalImpact sedimentation in Lake Péligre
hasIssue aging infrastructure
reduced generation capacity due to sedimentation
hasSocialImpact displacement of local communities
height 72 metres
approximately 236 feet
inception 1956
installedCapacity 54 megawatts
languageOfName French
locatedIn Centre Department NERFINISHED
central Haiti
locatedOnRiver Artibonite River NERFINISHED
nativeName Barrage de Péligre NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Hinche NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Péligre NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 3
operator Électricité d’Haïti NERFINISHED
ownedBy Government of Haiti NERFINISHED
partOf Artibonite Valley agricultural development projects
Haiti electricity infrastructure
primaryUse hydroelectric power generation
regionServed Artibonite Valley NERFINISHED
Port-au-Prince metropolitan area NERFINISHED
reservoirName Lake Péligre NERFINISHED
reservoirUse fishing
irrigation
secondaryUse flood control
irrigation
water supply
significantFor Haiti national power grid
irrigation in the Artibonite Valley
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
watercourse Artibonite River NERFINISHED

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Artibonite River hasDam Peligre Dam