| Água Vermelha Dam | |
| Name Official: | Usina de Água Vermelha |
| Dam Crosses: | Grande River |
| Location: | Iturama, São Paulo/Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, concrete portion |
| Dam Length: | 3940m (12,930feet) |
| Dam Height: | 67m (220feet) |
| Dam Volume: | 1500000m2 (Concrete) |
| Spillway Type: | Service, gate-controlled |
| Spillway Capacity: | 19848m3/s |
| Construction Began: | 1973 |
| Opening: | 1978 |
| Owner: | AES Tiete |
| Res Name: | Água Vermelha Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 11.025km3 |
| Res Surface: | 647km2 |
| Plant Type: | C |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 57m (187feet) |
| Plant Turbines: | 6 x Francis turbines |
| Plant Capacity: | 1396.2MW |
| Plant Commission: | 1978-1979 |
| Location Map: | Brazil |
| Coordinates: | -19.8653°N -50.3467°W |
The Água Vermelha Dam is an embankment dam on the Grande River near Iturama in Minas Gerais/São Paulo, Brazil. It was constructed for hydroelectric power production and flood control. Construction on the dam began in 1973 and it was completed and operational by 1978.[1] The last generators were operational in 1979.[2]
The dam is a long and high embankment dam with a concrete power station and spillway portion. The volume of concrete in the dam structure is . The dam's spillway contains eight floodgates each with a maximum discharge capacity of for a total of . The dam's reservoir has a capacity of 11.025km3, of which 11km3 is live (active or "useful") storage. The surface area of the reservoir is 647km2 and its maximum level above sea level is 383.3m (1,257.5feet) and the minimum is . The dam's power station has a gross hydraulic head of and contains six 232.7MW generators powered by Francis turbines for a total installed capacity of .[3] [4]