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Furnas Dam

Field	Value
name	Furnas Dam
image	Furnas 02.jpg
image_size	250
dam_crosses	Grande River
location	Minas Gerais, Brazil
dam_length	550 m
dam_height	127 m
dam_width_base	15 m
construction_began	1957
opening	1963
operator	Eletrobrás Furnas
res_name	Furnas Reservoir
res_capacity_total	22590 e6m3
res_surface	1473 km2
plant_turbines	8 × 152 MW Francis-type
plant_capacity	1216 MW
coordinates

The Furnas Dam () is a hydroelectric dam in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil. A small settlement was built near the dam with the same name to house the workers during the dam construction. The main purpose of the dam and reservoir are the production of electricity and the regulation of the flow of the Grande River. Near the beginning of 2022, mass amounts of rain caused a large rock to fall and kill 10 people.

Construction

Construction on the dam began in 1957 and was the first large dam in Brazil. It was built by Wimpey Construction and was completed in 1963. It is built on the canyon of the Grande River, before joining the Sapucaí River downstream. The dam is 127 m tall, 550 m long, and 15 m wide at its crest.

The large reservoir, with a surface area of 1473 km2, started to form in 1963, bordering thirty-four municipalities. The volume of water is seven times that of Guanabara Bay, at 22590 e6m3. Normal water level averages at 768 m.

References

White, Valerie. (1980). "Wimpey: The first hundred years". George Wimpey.

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