Engineer Souza Dias Dam
| Engineer Souza Dias Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Engineer Souza Dias Hydroelectric Power Plant |
| Location | Três Lagoas, MS, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 20°46′40″S 51°37′45″W / 20.77778°S 51.62917°W |
| Opening date | 1968 |
| Owner(s) | CESP |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete portion |
| Impounds | Paraná River |
| Height | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Length | 5,495 m (18,028 ft) |
| Spillway type | Service, gate-controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 44,696 m3/s (1,578,400 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Engineer Souza Dias Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 3.353 km3 (2,718,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 470,000 km2 (180,000 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 330 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1969–1974 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 14 x Kaplan turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1,551.2 MW (2,080,200 hp) |
The Engineer Souza Dias Dam, formerly known as the Jupiá Dam, is an embankment dam on the Paraná River near Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. It was constructed for hydroelectric power production, flood control and navigation. Studies on the dam and power plant began in 1951 which recommended the dam along with the Ilha Solteira Dam. The dam was inaugurated in 1968 and its generators were commissioned between 1969 and 1974.