Xingó Dam
| Xingó Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Hidroelétrica de Xingó |
| Location | Near Piranhas on border of Alagoas and Sergipe, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 9°37′14″S 37°47′34″W / 9.62056°S 37.79278°W |
| Construction began | 1987 |
| Opening date | 1994 |
| Owner(s) | CHESF |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete face, rock-fill |
| Impounds | São Francisco River |
| Height | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Length | 830 m (2,720 ft) |
| Dam volume | 12,900,000 m3 (16,900,000 cu yd) |
| Spillway type | Service, gate-controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 33,000 m3/s (1,200,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Xingó Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 3.8 km3 (3,100,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 630,000 km2 (240,000 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1994-1997 |
| Turbines | 6 x 527 MW (707,000 hp) Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 3,162 MW (4,240,000 hp) MW |
The Xingó Dam is a concrete face rock-fill dam on the São Francisco River on the border of Alagoas and Sergipe, near Piranhas, Brazil. The dam was built for navigation, water supply and hydroelectric power generation as it supports a 3,162 megawatts (4,240,000 hp) power station. It was constructed between 1987 and 1994 and the last of its generators was commissioned in 1997. In Portuguese, the dam is called the Usina Hidrelétrica de Xingó.