São Simão Dam

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São Simão Dam is a large hydroelectric power facility in Brazil known for generating electricity and forming the São Simão Reservoir on the Paranaíba River.

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São Simão Reservoir 3
São Simão Dam canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry Brazil
constructionStartDate 1973
continent South America
country Brazil
crossesBorderBetween Goiás
Minas Gerais
energySource hydropower
formsReservoir São Simão Reservoir
linked to: São Simão Dam
hasFunction electricity generation
water storage
hasPowerPlant São Simão Hydroelectric Power Plant
hasSpillway yes
inflow Paranaíba River
installedCapacity 1710 MW
languageOfToponym Portuguese
locatedIn Brazil
locatedInState Goiás
Minas Gerais
locatedNear Santa Vitória, Minas Gerais
São Simão, Goiás
linked to: São Simão
locatedOnRiver Paranaíba River
namedAfter São Simão municipality
numberOfTurbines 6
openingDate 1978
operator Cemig
Furnas Centrais Elétricas
outflow Paranaíba River
ownedBy Cemig
Furnas Centrais Elétricas
partOf Brazilian National Interconnected System
Paranaíba River hydroelectric cascade
purpose hydroelectric power generation
navigation support
river regulation
region Central-West Region of Brazil
Southeast Region of Brazil
reservoirName São Simão Reservoir
linked to: São Simão Dam
reservoirSurfaceArea about 722 square kilometres
reservoirTotalCapacity about 12.5 cubic kilometres
riverBasin Paraná River basin
spillwayType gated overflow
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine

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

Paranaíba River hasHydroelectricPlant São Simão Dam
Paranaíba River hasReservoir São Simão Reservoir
linked to: São Simão Dam
São Simão Dam formsReservoir São Simão Reservoir
linked to: São Simão Dam
São Simão Dam reservoirName São Simão Reservoir
linked to: São Simão Dam