Brokopondo Reservoir

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Brokopondo Reservoir is a large artificial lake in central Suriname created by damming the Suriname River, primarily for hydroelectric power generation.

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Brokopondo Reservoir canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf reservoir ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Brokopondomeer ⓘ
Prof. Dr. Ir. W.J. van Blommesteinmeer ⓘ
area approximately 1560 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 600 square miles ⓘ
basinCountry Suriname ⓘ
climateZone tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
completionDate 1964 ⓘ
connectedTo hydroelectric power plant at Afobaka Dam ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Suriname ⓘ
countrySubdivision Brokopondo District ⓘ
createdBy damming of the Suriname River ⓘ
createdFor power supply to aluminum smelter at Paranam ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 50 metres ⓘ
environmentalIssue loss of terrestrial habitat ⓘ
methane emissions from flooded biomass ⓘ
formedByDam Afobaka Dam ⓘ
formerOperator Suralco ⓘ
hasDam Afobaka Dam ⓘ
hasPart standing dead trees in flooded forest ⓘ
hasShoreLength hundreds of kilometres ⓘ
impact creation of new aquatic habitats ⓘ
flooding of forested area ⓘ
relocation of local communities ⓘ
inception 1964 ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Suriname ⓘ
linked to: Suriname
locatedIn central Suriname ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Brokopondo District ⓘ
locatedOn Suriname River ⓘ
namedAfter Brokopondo District ⓘ
operator Staatsolie Power Company Suriname ⓘ
partOf Suriname River basin ⓘ
linked to: Suriname River
primaryEnergySourceFor hydroelectric power generation in Suriname ⓘ
purpose hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
region interior of Suriname ⓘ
riverDammed Suriname River ⓘ
startDateOfConstruction 1961 ⓘ
use electricity supply for bauxite and aluminum industry ⓘ
public electricity supply ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
transportation by boat ⓘ
volume approximately 20 cubic kilometres ⓘ
watercourse Suriname River ⓘ

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Suriname River → passesNear → Brokopondo Reservoir ⓘ
Afobaka Dam → creates → Brokopondo Reservoir ⓘ
Afobaka Dam → reservoirName → Brokopondo Reservoir ⓘ
Afobaka Dam → hasReservoir → Brokopondo Reservoir ⓘ