Английская Википедия:El Chocón Dam
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The El Chocón Dam (Шаблон:Lang-es) is the fourth of the five dams on the Limay River in the northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the Comahue region), at Шаблон:Convert above mean sea level. El Chocón Cerros Colorados is on the Limay River at about Шаблон:Convert upstream of its confluence with the Neuquén River.
El Chocón Cerros Colorados is used to regulate the flow of the Limay River, for irrigation, and for the generation of hydroelectricity. Its power station is the largest hydroelectric power plant in Patagonia, with a capacity of Шаблон:Convert. It was built by the state-owned company Hidronor (Hidroeléctrica Norpatagónica). It started operating in 1973 and achieved full capacity in 1978. In the period 1974–1995, it produced an annual average of Шаблон:Convert. In 1993 it was privatized, with an exploitation concession granted to Hidroeléctrica El Chocón S. A.
While the formal name of the project is Embalse Ezequiel Ramos Mexía, in common use it ended up acquiring the name of the settlement that served as the construction's base of operations, Villa El Chocón (a small town, population 957, as of 2001).
El Chocón is part of a larger engineering scheme that also includes the Cerros Colorados Complex, on the Neuquén River. The Hydroelectric Complex which holds El Chocón and Arroyito Hydroelectric Power Plants, is located in the region known as Comahue, which is formed by the Argentine provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén and the southern area of the Buenos Aires and La Pampa provinces.
Technical details
The dam is made of earth, with a concrete spillway. About Шаблон:Convert of materials were used. It measures Шаблон:Convert in length. Its maximum height over the river bed is Шаблон:Convert.
The reservoir has a maximum area of Шаблон:Convert, a mean depth of Шаблон:Convert (maximum Шаблон:Convert), and a maximum volume of Шаблон:Convert. It is used for sailing, sport fishing and other forms of recreation by locals and tourists.
The power plant has six vertical Francis turbines, with a nominal power of Шаблон:Convert each, which rotate at Шаблон:Nowrap. The apparent powers are Шаблон:Nowrap for each generator and Шаблон:Nowrap for each transformer.
Material:Шаблон:Explain Hidroeléctrica El Chocón S.A.
See also
External links
- Structural specifications of the dam
- Hydroelectric dams of Argentina
- Fact Sheet on El Chocon Hydroelectric Power Plant from Global Energy Observatory
References
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- Английская Википедия
- Dams completed in 1973
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1973
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1978
- Dams in Argentina
- Hydroelectric power stations in Argentina
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- Buildings and structures in Neuquén Province
- Dams on the Limay River
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