Xingó Dam

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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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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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