Xingó Dam

E845215

Xingó Dam is a large hydroelectric dam complex in northeastern Brazil that generates power and helps regulate the flow of the São Francisco River.

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Xingó Dam canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
affects São Francisco River flow regime ⓘ
basinCountry Brazil ⓘ
borderBetween Sergipe and Alagoas ⓘ
capacityPerTurbine 500 MW ⓘ
commissioningDate 1994 ⓘ
connectedTo Brazilian Interconnected Power System ⓘ
constructionBegan 1987 ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
damHeight 140 m ⓘ
damLength 830 m ⓘ
downstreamFrom Paulo Afonso Dam ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
gridConnectionVoltageLevel 500 kV ⓘ
hasPowerPlant Xingó Hydroelectric Power Plant ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
installedCapacity 3000 MW ⓘ
locatedIn Northeast Region, Brazil ⓘ
locatedInCanyon Xingó Canyon ⓘ
linked to: Canyon of Xingó
locatedInState Alagoas ⓘ
Sergipe ⓘ
locatedNear Canindé de São Francisco ⓘ
Piranhas ⓘ
locatedOnRiver São Francisco River ⓘ
namedAfter Xingó Canyon ⓘ
linked to: Canyon of Xingó
numberOfTurbines 6 ⓘ
openingDate 1994 ⓘ
operator CHESF ⓘ
linked to: Chesf

Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco ⓘ
owner Brazilian federal government ⓘ
Eletrobras ⓘ
partOf São Francisco River hydroelectric complex ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
navigation improvement ⓘ
river flow regulation ⓘ
regionServed Northeast Brazil ⓘ
reservoirName Xingó Reservoir ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea 60 km² ⓘ
reservoirTotalCapacity 3.8 km³ ⓘ
riverSystem São Francisco River basin ⓘ
spillwayType gated spillway ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
upstreamFrom lower São Francisco River ⓘ

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