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Dam in Rifaina, Brazil
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Dam in Rifaina
Jaguara Dam
Jaguara Dam is located in BrazilJaguara DamLocation of Jaguara Dam in Brazil
Official nameUsina Hidrelétrica de Jaguara
CountryBrazil
LocationRifaina
Coordinates20°01′25.73″S 47°26′01.41″W / 20.0238139°S 47.4337250°W / -20.0238139; -47.4337250
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1966
Opening date1971
Owner(s)CEMIG
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsGrande River
Height40 m (130 ft)
Length325 m (1,066 ft)
Spillway typeGate-controlled
Reservoir
Total capacity470×10^ m (380,000 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date1971
Turbines4 x 106 MW (142,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity424 MW (569,000 hp)

The Jaguara Dam is an embankment dam on the Grande River about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Rifaina, Brazil. The dam is on the border of Conquista municipality in the state of Minas Gerais to the north and Rifaina municipality in the state of São Paulo to the south. It was constructed between 1966 and 1971 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. The power station at the dam has an installed capacity of 424 megawatts (569,000 hp) and is owned by CEMIG.

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  1. "Jaguara Hydroelectric Power Station". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. "CEMIG Hydroelectric" (in Portuguese). CEMIG. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
Hydroelectric dams on the Rio Grande (Brazil)


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