Florentino Ameghino Dam

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Florentino Ameghino Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Argentina’s Chubut Province, built on the Chubut River to control floods and support regional development.

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Florentino Ameghino Dam canonical 1
Florentino Ameghino Reservoir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry Argentina
constructionStartYear 1963
continent South America
country Argentina
energySource hydropower
hasFunction regulates Chubut River flow
hasSpillway yes
height 70 m
installedCapacity 60 MW
length 255 m
locatedIn Chubut Province
locatedInMunicipality Gaiman Department
locatedNear Dique Florentino Ameghino village
locatedOnRiver Chubut River
namedAfter Florentino Ameghino
numberOfTurbines 2
openingYear 1969
operator Empresa de Energía de Chubut
partOf Chubut River
surface form: Chubut River basin
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
regional development
region Patagonia
reservoirName Florentino Ameghino Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Florentino Ameghino Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea 70 km²
reservoirTotalCapacity 1.4 km³
status operational
supports electricity supply in Chubut Province
irrigated agriculture in lower Chubut Valley
turbineType Francis turbine
usedFor recreation
tourism

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Chubut River hasDam Florentino Ameghino Dam
Florentino Ameghino Dam reservoirName Florentino Ameghino Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Florentino Ameghino Reservoir