Manuel M. Torres Dam

Manuel M. Torres Dam
The Chicosasén dam as seen from the reservoir.
Location: Chiapas , Mexico Tributaries: Río Grijalva Drain: Río Grijalva Larger places nearby: Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Mexico
Coordinates	16 ° 56 ′ 30 ″  N , 93 ° 6 ′ 3 ″  W Coordinates: 16 ° 56 ′ 30 ″  N , 93 ° 6 ′ 3 ″  W
Data on the structure
Construction time:	? –1981
Height above foundation level :	261 m
Crown length:	485 m
Data on the reservoir
Storage space	1,613 million m³
Total storage space :	1,660 million m³
Design flood :	15,000 m³ / s

The Manuel M. Torres Dam ( Presa Manuel M. Torres in Spanish , also called Presa Chicoasén ) dams a large reservoir in Mexico . The dam is located 18 km north of Tuxtla Gutiérrez in Chiapas on the Río Grijalva , the largest river in Chiapas, and is named after the engineer Manuel Moreno Torres, who was General Manager of the CFE power station company from 1959 to 1964 during the presidency of Adolfo López Mateos .

The dam is used to generate electricity; the hydropower plant has an output of 1500  MW . The 261 m high dam was built from loose earth material. It is one of the ten highest dams in the world. The storage capacity of the dam is around 1.6 billion cubic meters.

See also

• List of the largest dams on earth
• List of the largest reservoirs on earth
• List of power plants in Mexico
• List of dams in the world (Mexico)

Web links

• CFE: Chicoasén, hidroeléctrica ( Memento of April 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
• Presa Chicoasén