Piedra del Águila Dam

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Piedra del Águila Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Argentine Patagonia, known for its large power-generating capacity and role in regulating the Limay River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
basinCountry Argentina ⓘ
category Dams in Argentina ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations in Argentina ⓘ
constructionBegan 1988 ⓘ
constructionMaterial concrete ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
downstreamFrom Pichi Picún Leufú Dam ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
gridConnection Argentine Interconnection System ⓘ
hasFunction base-load electricity generation ⓘ
peak electricity generation ⓘ
hasImpactOn downstream flow regime of Limay River ⓘ
regional energy security in Patagonia ⓘ
installedCapacity 1400 MW ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Patagonia ⓘ
locatedInProvince Neuquén Province ⓘ
Río Negro Province ⓘ
locatedNear Piedra del Águila, Neuquén ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Limay River ⓘ
namedAfter Piedra del Águila ⓘ
nativeName Presa de Piedra del Águila ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 4 ⓘ
openingDate 1993 ⓘ
operator Hidroeléctrica Piedra del Águila S.A. ⓘ
owner Argentine government ⓘ
partOf Limay River hydroelectric complex ⓘ
partOfSector Argentine electricity sector ⓘ
plantType conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
river regulation ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
region Argentine Patagonia ⓘ
linked to: Patagonia
regulatesFor other downstream hydroelectric plants on Limay River ⓘ
reservoirCreatedBy Piedra del Águila Dam ⓘ
reservoirName Piedra del Águila Reservoir ⓘ
riverRegulated Limay River ⓘ
significance important for regulation of Limay River flows ⓘ
major hydroelectric power source in Argentina ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
upstreamFrom El Chocón Dam ⓘ
watercourseDammed Limay River ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limay River → hasDam → Piedra del Águila Dam ⓘ
Pichi Picún Leufú Dam → locatedDownstreamOf → Piedra del Águila Dam ⓘ
Comahue hydroelectric complex → hasPart → Piedra del Águila Dam ⓘ
Comahue hydroelectric complex → hasPart → Casa de Piedra Dam ⓘ
linked to: Piedra del Águila Dam
Alicurá Dam → upstreamFrom → Piedra del Águila Dam ⓘ
Piedra del Águila Dam → reservoirCreatedBy → Piedra del Águila Dam ⓘ
Piedra del Águila Dam → nativeName → Presa de Piedra del Águila ⓘ
linked to: Piedra del Águila Dam
Arroyito Dam → downstreamFrom → Piedra del Águila Dam ⓘ
Río Limay → hasHydroelectricPlant → Piedra del Águila Dam ⓘ