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Many of the dams and reservoirs in Brazil listed below are used primarily used to produce hydroelectric power. Other uses include flood control, irrigation and fisheries.

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List of dams and reservoirs in Brazil

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Many of the dams and reservoirs in Brazil listed below are used primarily used to produce hydroelectric power. Other uses include flood control, irrigation...

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List of dams and reservoirs

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is a list of reservoirs and dams, arranged by continent and country. Djorf Torba Dam Keddara Dam Koudiat Acerdoune Dam Meraldene Dam boughrara Dam Beni...

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List of reservoirs by volume

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many dams to build up a large volume before operation can begin. For this type of reservoir only a small portion of the water held behind the dam is useful...

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List of hydroelectric power stations in Brazil

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portal Water portal Renewable energy portal List of power stations in Brazil List of dams and reservoirs in Brazil "Visão Geral do Setor". Associação Brasileira...

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Lists of bodies of water

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Botswana List of dams and reservoirs in Brazil List of dams and reservoirs in Canada List of dams and reservoirs in China List of dams and reservoirs in Cyprus...

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List of reservoirs by surface area

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the reservoirs (artificial lakes) in the world with a surface area exceeding 500 km2 (190 sq mi). Reservoirs can be formed conventionally, by damming the...

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Itaipu Dam

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the border between Brazil and Paraguay. It is the third largest hydroelectric dam in the world, and holds the 45th largest reservoir in the world. The name...

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Reservoir

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off-stream reservoirs, which receive diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct or pipeline water from other on-stream reservoirs. Dams are typically...

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Madeira River

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impounded reservoir and the downstream river. If the project is completed, "more than 4,000 km [2,500 mi] of waterways upstream from the dams in Brazil, Bolivia...

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Dam failure

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cause immense damage and loss of life when they occur. In 1975 the failure of the Banqiao Reservoir Dam and other dams in Henan Province, China caused...

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Belo Monte Dam

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both in Brazil and internationally over the plans for the six dams. As a result, the five dams above Belo Monte were removed from planning and Kararaô...

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Hydroelectricity

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and ecosystems, and siltation and erosion patterns. While dams can ameliorate the risks of flooding, dam failure can be catastrophic. In 2021, global installed...

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List of lakes of Brazil

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following is a list of major lakes of Brazil. Agua Vermelha Araros Lake Baia de Caxiuana Balbina Dam Banabuiu Lake Bariri Reservoir Billings Reservoir Caracaranã...

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List of largest hydroelectric power stations

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hydroelectric power stations List of largest power stations in the world List of tallest dams in the world List of largest dams List of countries by renewable...

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Guri Dam

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"Dams - Guri". Covenpre VENCOLD. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2011. Farrell, John (23 February 1969). "A Dam And Falls...

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Dam

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A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also...

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List of tallest dams in China

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The tallest dams in China are some of the tallest dams in the world. Nearly 22,000 dams over 15 metres (49 ft) in height – about half the world's total...

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International Hydropower Association

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publication of the World Commission on Dams final report in 2000, IHA participated in the United Nations Environmental Programme’s Dams and Development...

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Hydroelectric power in the United States

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United States portal List of reservoirs and dams in the United States List of the tallest dams in the United States List of dams in the Columbia River watershed...

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Seven Oaks Dam

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a handful of river systems of Southern California. Great Flood of 1862 List of reservoirs and dams in California List of the tallest dams in the United...

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List of lakes

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Tulare Lake Lakes portal List of lakes by area List of lakes by depth List of lakes by volume List of dams and reservoirs List of international lakes Wikimedia...

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Mariana dam disaster

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a 2010 rupture of an industrial waste reservoir in Hungary. Brumadinho dam disaster – a 2019 tailings dam failure in Brumadinho, Brazil. Hpakant jade mine...

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Balbina Dam

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Balbina Dam (Portuguese: Usina Hidrelétrica de Balbina) is a hydroelectric dam and power station on the Uatumã River in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil. The...

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Jirau Dam

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is part of a planned four power plant Madeira river hydroelectric complex, which will consist of two dams in Brazil (3,580 MW Santo Antônio Dam at the...

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Hydroelectricity in Canada

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90% of their electricity from Hydro. All of the dams with large reservoirs were completed before 1990, since then most development has been run-of-the-river...

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Furnas Dam

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Dam (Portuguese: Usina Hidrelétrica de Furnas) is a hydroelectric dam in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil. A small settlement was built near the dam with...

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