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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peligre Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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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