Agua del Toro Dam

Agua del Toro Dam
Downstream face of the arch dam
Location of Agua del Toro Dam in Argentina
Country Argentina
Location San Rafael in Mendoza Province
Coordinates 34°35′2.45″S 69°2′10.31″W / 34.5840139°S 69.0361972°W / -34.5840139; -69.0361972Coordinates: 34°35′2.45″S 69°2′10.31″W / 34.5840139°S 69.0361972°W / -34.5840139; -69.0361972
Purpose Power, water supply
Status Operational
Construction began 1966
Opening date 1973 (1973)
Owner(s) Hirdroeléctrica Diamante (HIDISA)/Hidroeléctrica de los Nihuiles (HINISA)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Arch
Impounds Diamante River
Height 120 m (390 ft)
Length 309 m (1,014 ft)
Width (crest) 4.6 m (15 ft)
Width (base) 22.7 m (74 ft)
Spillway capacity 400 m3/s (14,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 326,650,000 m3 (264,820 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity 268,700,000 m3 (217,800 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area 3,790 km2 (1,460 sq mi)
Surface area 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Agua del Toro Hydroelectric Station
Coordinates 34°34′46.06″S 68°59′22.21″W / 34.5794611°S 68.9895028°W / -34.5794611; -68.9895028
Commission date 1982
Turbines 2 x 75 MW (101,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity 150 MW (200,000 hp)

The Agua del Toro Dam is an arch dam on the Diamante River about 63 kilometres (39 mi) west of San Rafael in Mendoza Province, Argentina. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 150 megawatts (200,000 hp) power station located downstream. Construction on the dam began in 1966 and it was completed in 1973. The power station was started the same year and commissioned in 1982. The dam and power station is part of the Rio Diamante System which is owned jointly by Hidroeléctrica Diamante (HIDISA) and Hidroeléctrica de los Nihuiles (HINISA).[1][2][3]

Lake with Andes background, 2015

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hydroelectric power plants" (PDF). Panedile. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Agua del Toro Hydroelectric Power Plant Argentina". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hydroelectric Plants in Argentina". IndustCards. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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