Sobradinho Dam
E840359
Sobradinho Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on Brazil’s São Francisco River, notable for creating one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control structure
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Dams in Brazil
ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations in Brazil ⓘ |
| connectsWith | Itaparica Dam (downstream in cascade system) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1973 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Sobradinho Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | run-of-river and storage operation ⓘ |
| hasPart | Sobradinho Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerStation | Sobradinho Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 41 m ⓘ |
| impact |
displacement of local communities
ⓘ
modification of São Francisco River flow regime ⓘ |
| inflow | São Francisco River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 1050 MW ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| length | 1230 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | semi-arid region of Brazil ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrologicalBasin | São Francisco River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sobradinho, Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | São Francisco River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Barragem de Sobradinho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | creating one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 6 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| operator | CHESF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | São Francisco River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Eletrobras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brazilian national interconnected power system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
São Francisco River hydroelectric complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water regulation ⓘ |
| region | Northeast Region, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 34.1 km³ ⓘ |
| reservoirElevation | 392 m ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Sobradinho Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 4214 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| usesWatercourse | São Francisco River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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