💧 Tucuruí Dam

Brazil · Americas · 3.83°S, 49.65°W

The Tucuruí Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Tocantins River located on the Tucuruí County in the State of Pará, Brazil. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and navigation. It is the first large-scale hydroelectric project in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. The installed capacity of the 25-unit plant is 8,370 megawatts (11,220,000 hp). Phase I construction began in 1980 and ended in 1984 while Phase II began in 1998 and ended in 2010. The dam was featured in the 1985 film The Emerald Forest.

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Quick facts

Country	Brazil
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	3.83°S, 49.65°W · view on map

Tucuruí Dam is located in Brazil, in Americas.

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