Los Molinos dam

Los Molinos dam
	location
Coordinates	31 ° 49 ′ 6 ″ S , 64 ° 30 ′ 11 ″ W Coordinates: 31 ° 49 ′ 6 ″ S , 64 ° 30 ′ 11 ″ W
country	Argentina
place	Cordoba Province
Waters	Río Los Molinos
Height upstream	765 m
	power plant
owner	Subsec. de Recursos Hídricos de Córdoba
construction time	1948 to 1957
Start of operation	1957
	technology
Bottleneck performance	53.36 megawatts
Average ; height of fall	209 m
Expansion flow	6.1 m³ / s
Turbines	Francis turbines : 4 × 13.34 MW
	Others

The Los Molinos dam ( Dique Los Molinos in Spanish ) is a dam with hydroelectric power plant in the province of Cordoba , Argentina . It dams the Río Los Molinos to a reservoir. The dam and the associated power plant Los Molinos I (span. Central hidroeléctrica Los Molinos I ) are also known as the Los Molinos I hydroelectric power plant complex (span. Complejo hidroeléctrico Los Molinos I ). About 2 km downstream from the Los Molinos I power station is the José de la Quintana dam with the Los Molinos II power station .

The dam is used to generate electricity and supply drinking water. Construction of the dam began in 1948 (or 1949). It was completed in 1951 and inaugurated on October 23, 1953. The dam and the power plant are owned by Subsec. de Recursos Hídricos de Córdoba .

Barrier structure

The barrier structure is a concrete arch dam with a height of 58 m above the river bed (maximum height 64 m). The top of the wall lies at a height of 770 m above sea level . The length of the wall crown is 240 m, its width at the crown 8.4 m. The volume of the barrier structure is 96,400 m³. The dam wall has a flood relief , through which a maximum of 660 m³ / s can be discharged.

Reservoir

The normal destination is between 736 and 765 m. With a reservoir target of 765 m, the reservoir extends over an area of around 21.11 km² and holds 307 million m³ of water. The maximum storage destination is 769 m, the minimum 747.6 m.

power plant

The Los Molinos I power plant went into operation in October 1957. The power plant's machine house is located about 5 km downstream of the dam on the left bank of the river. The installed capacity is 48 (or 53.36) MW . The average annual production of the two power plants Los Molinos I and Los Molinos II is given as 185 million kWh .

The 4 Francis turbines have a maximum output of 13.34 MW each and the generators each 17.36 MVA . The nominal speed of the turbines is 750 min ⁻¹ . The fall height is between 196 and 248 m. The flow rate is 6.1 m³ / s (maximum 7.26, minimum 3 m³ / s). There is also a Pelton turbine to supply personal needs .

Web links

Commons : Los Molinos Dam - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Cordoba desde el Aire: Así se ve el Dique los Molinos. YouTube , February 27, 2018, accessed May 25, 2019 (Spanish).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Inventario de Presas y Centrales Hidroeléctricas de la República Argentina 3 (part 2). (PDF) Ministerio de Planificación Federal, Inversión Pública y Servicios, January 1, 2012, pp. 133–132 , accessed on May 25, 2019 (Spanish).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e El complejo Los Molinos. (PDF) Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC), pp. 3–5 , accessed on May 25, 2019 (Spanish).
↑ Los Molinos, el dique que cambió la región hace 50 años. archivo.lavoz.com.ar, October 26, 2003, accessed May 25, 2019 (Spanish).

[mi-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Inventario de Presas y Centrales Hidroeléctricas de la República Argentina 3 (part 2). (PDF) Ministerio de Planificación Federal, Inversión Pública y Servicios, January 1, 2012, pp. 133–132 , accessed on May 25, 2019 (Spanish).

[epec-2] El complejo Los Molinos. (PDF) Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC), pp. 3–5 , accessed on May 25, 2019 (Spanish).

[la-3] Los Molinos, el dique que cambió la región hace 50 años. archivo.lavoz.com.ar, October 26, 2003, accessed May 25, 2019 (Spanish).