💧 Três Marias Dam

Brazil · Americas · 18.21°S, 45.26°W

The Três Marias Dam, also known as Bernardo Mascarenhas, is an embankment dam on the São Francisco River near Três Marias in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was constructed for hydroelectric power production and flood control. The dam was completed in 1961 and its first generator was operational in 1962. The dam's power plant is named after Bernard Mascarenhas who in 1889, built South America's first major hydroelectric power plant in Brazil, the Marmelos Zero Power Plant.

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Country	Brazil
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	18.21°S, 45.26°W · view on map

Três Marias Dam is located in Brazil, in Americas.

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