Yacyretá Dam

E99635

gravity dam hydroelectric power plant run-of-the-river dam

The Yacyretá Dam is a large hydroelectric power plant on the border between Argentina and Paraguay that generates electricity by harnessing the flow of the Paraná River.

Aliases (2)

Entidad Binacional Yacyretá ×2
Yacyretá Reservoir ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gravity dam → hydroelectric power plant → run-of-the-river dam →
annualGeneration	19000 GWh →
causedDisplacementOfPeople	yes →
commissioningDate	1994 →
constructionStartDate	1983 →
continent	South America →
country	Argentina → Paraguay →
crosses	Paraná River NERFINISHED →
elevationOfReservoir	83 m above sea level →
gridConnectionCountry	Argentina → Paraguay →
hasEnvironmentalImpact	yes →
hasFishPass	yes →
hasPowerhouse	yes →
hasSpillway	yes →
hasWebsite	https://www.eby.org.ar/ →
inaugurationDate	1998 →
installedCapacity	3100 MW →
languageOfName	Guaraní →
locatedIn	Corrientes Province → Misiones Department → border between Argentina and Paraguay →
locatedInBasin	Río de la Plata Basin →
locatedNear	Ayolas, Misiones Department, Paraguay → Ituzaingó, Corrientes Province, Argentina →
locatedOnRiver	Paraná River NERFINISHED →
nameMeaning	land of the moon →
netHead	21.3 m →
notableFor	being one of the largest hydroelectric plants in South America → binational ownership by Argentina and Paraguay →
numberOfTurbines	20 →
openingDate	1994 →
operator	Entidad Binacional Yacyretá →
owner	Entidad Binacional Yacyretá →
partOf	Paraná River hydroelectric system →
purpose	navigation improvement → power generation →
reservoirLength	200 km →
reservoirName	Yacyretá Reservoir →
reservoirSurfaceArea	1600 km² →
spillwayType	gated overflow spillway →
status	operational →
turbineType	Kaplan turbine →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paraná River →	hasDam
Yacyretá Dam ("Entidad Binacional Yacyretá") →	operator
Yacyretá Dam ("Entidad Binacional Yacyretá") →	owner
Yacyretá Dam ("Yacyretá Reservoir") →	reservoirName