| Serra da Mesa Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Serra da Mesa Dam in Brazil | |
| Official name | Usina de Serra da Mesa |
| Location | Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 13°50′03″S 48°18′16″W / 13.83417°S 48.30444°W |
| Construction began | 1986 |
| Opening date | 1998 |
| Construction cost | $1.1 billion USD |
| Operator(s) | Eletrobrás Furnas |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment |
| Impounds | Tocantins River |
| Height | 154 m (505 ft) |
| Length | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Dam volume | 12,057,558 m3 (425,808,600 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Service, gate-controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 15,000 m3/s (530,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Serra da Mesa Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 54,400,000,000 m3 (44,100,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 1,784 km2 (689 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1998 |
| Turbines | 3 x Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 1,275 MW (1,710,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 6,300 GWh (23,000 TJ) |
The Serra da Mesa Dam, once known as Sao Felix, is an embankment dam on the Tocantins River near Minaçu in Goiás, Brazil. The dam serves an associated hydroelectric power plant with a 1,275 megawatts (1,710,000 hp) installed capacity. The dam creates the largest reservoir by volume in Brazil.[1]
- ^ "Hydroelectric Power DA SERRA MESA (1.275MW)" (in Portuguese). Eletrobras Furnas. Retrieved 18 September 2010.