Marimbondo Dam Explained

Marimbondo Dam
Name Official:Usina de Marimbondo
Dam Crosses:Grande River
Location:Fronteira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dam Type:Embankment
Dam Length:3100m (10,200feet)
Dam Height:94m (308feet)
Dam Width Crest:10m (30feet)
Dam Volume:14.4e6m3
Spillway Type:Service, gate-controlled
Spillway Capacity:21400m3/s
Construction Began:1971
Opening:1975
Operator:Eletrobrás Furnas
Res Name:Marimbondo Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:6150e6m3
Res Surface:438km2
Plant Type:C
Plant Turbines:8 x 180MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:1440MW
Plant Commission:1975-1977
Location Map:Brazil
Coordinates:-20.3039°N -49.1978°W

The Marimbondo Dam is an embankment dam on the Grande River near Fronteira in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The dam serves an associated hydroelectric power plant with a installed capacity.[1]

Background

Owned and maintained by Eletrobrás Furnas, the dam was their fourth power plant constructed. Construction began in 1971 and was complete in 1975 when the first generator went online. The last of the eight generators went online in January 1977.[2]

Specifications

The Marimbondo Dam is a long and high earth-fill embankment dam with a concrete spillway and power house section. The total structural volume of materials for the dam is . The dam's spillway contains nine floodgates that are wide and high each. In total, the spillway has a discharge capacity.

Reservoir

The reservoir created by the dam has a surface area of and capacity of with serving as live (active or "useful") storage. The normal reservoir level is above sea level and the maximum is .

Marimbondo Hydroelectric Power Plant

Marimbondo Hydroelectric Power Plant is wide and long and contains eight generators that are powered by Francis turbines.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hydroelectric Plants in Brazil - Minas Gerais . https://archive.today/20121209110429/http://www.industcards.com/hydro-brazil-mg.htm . dead . 9 December 2012 . IndustCards . 18 September 2010 .
  2. Web site: Hydroelectric Plant Marimbondo (1,440 MW) . . 19 September 2010 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006061721/http://www.furnas.com.br/hotsites/sistemafurnas/usina_hidr_marimbondo.asp . 6 October 2008 . dead . dmy-all .