Barragem Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira | |
Dam Crosses: | Jaguaribe River |
Location: | Orós, Ceará, Brazil |
Opening: | 1961 |
Res Capacity Total: | 2.1b m3 |
Coordinates: | -6.2389°N -38.925°W |
The Orós Dam or President Juscelino Kubitschek Dam (Portuguese: Barragem Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira) is located on the Jaguaribe River, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará.
It has a capacity of 2.1e9m3, making it the second largest reservoir in the state. Completed in 1961, it was the largest dam in Ceará until the completion of the Castanhão Dam in 2003.[1]