Salto Grande Dam

Salto Grande Dam
The dam as seen from space
LocationConcordia
Salto
Coordinates31°16′29″S 57°56′18″W / 31.27472°S 57.93833°W / -31.27472; -57.93833
Construction beganApril 1, 1974
Opening date1979
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsUruguay River
Height65 m (213 ft)
Length3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Spillway capacity64,000 m3/s (2,300,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesSalto Grande Reservoir
Total capacity5 km3 (4,100,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area224,000 km2 (86,000 sq mi)
Surface area783 km2 (302 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines14 × 135 MW (181,000 hp)
Installed capacity1,890 MW (2,530,000 hp)
Annual generation7,812 GWh
Website
https://www.saltogrande.org/index.php

The Salto Grande Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Uruguay River, located between Concordia, Argentina, and Salto, Uruguay; thus shared between the two countries.

The construction of the dam began in 1974 and was completed in 1979. Power is generated by fourteen Kaplan turbines, totaling the installed capacity to 1,890 MW (2,530,000 hp). The dam passes approximately 64,000 cubic metres (2,300,000 cu ft) of water per second, compared to the current average flow of the Uruguay River at 4,622 cubic metres (163,200 cu ft). The reservoir has a total area of 783 square kilometres (302 sq mi), while its maximum dimensions are 140 by 9 kilometres (87.0 mi × 5.6 mi).[1][2]

  1. ^ Hydroelectric power stations in Argentina, archived from the original on 2012-05-27, retrieved 2010-03-27
  2. ^ Hydroelectric power stations in Uruguay, archived from the original on 2009-07-18, retrieved 2010-03-27