Serra da Mesa Dam

Serra da Mesa is a large dam on the Rio Tocantins in Brazil. A large hydroelectric power plant is used to generate electricity.

The artificial lake (Lago de Serra da Mesa ) is located in Municipio de Minaçu in the north of the state of Goiás. It is measured by the memory contents of the largest in Brazil and internationally among the top 20 and with its water surface area of ​​1784 km ² is the fifth largest reservoir in Brazil.

The shut-off is a 154 m high dam of earth and rockfill material.

The hydropower plant has three Francis turbines with 425 MW (according to other sources 3 × 431 MW). The hydraulic drop height is 127 m and the normal flow 400 m³ / s

See also:

  • List of largest dams of the earth
  • List of largest reservoirs of the earth
  • List of largest hydroelectric power stations on earth
  • List of dams of the world # Brazil
Tocantins River Francis-Turbine
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