El Tunal dam

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El Tunal dam
Embalse El Tunal en la provincia de Salta.jpg
location
El Tunal dam (Argentina)
El Tunal dam
Coordinates 25 ° 13 ′ 39 ″  S , 64 ° 28 ′ 37 ″  W Coordinates: 25 ° 13 ′ 39 ″  S , 64 ° 28 ′ 37 ″  W
country ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
place Salta Province
Waters Río Salado
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power plant
owner AES
operator AES
Start of operation 1985
technology
Bottleneck performance 10.8 megawatts
Standard work capacity 50 million kWh / year
Others

The dam El Tunal or Dam General Martín Miguel de Güemes ( Spanish Represa El Tunal , Dique El Tunal or Represa General Martín Miguel de Güemes ) is a dam with a hydroelectric power station in the province of Salta , Argentina . It dams the Río Salado to a reservoir. The dam is used to generate electricity. It was completed in 1985. The dam was named after General Martín Miguel de Güemes .

Barrier structure

The barrier structure consists of a concrete gravity dam and embankments on both sides. The crest of the dam is at a height of 480 m above sea level . The height of the structure is 37.5 (or 41) m, the total length is 3202 m. 121,000 m³ of concrete and 4.141 million m³ of bulk material were used for the barrier structure. The dam has a flood relief system that can discharge a maximum of 2000 m³ / s.

Reservoir

With a reservoir target of 476 m, the reservoir extends over an area of ​​around 34.74 (or 38) km² and holds 237.4 (or 310) million m³ of water.

power plant

The power plant's machine house is on the left side of the flood relief. The installed capacity is 10.8 (or 12) MW . The average annual production is given as 50 million  kWh . Annual production fluctuates: in 2005 it was 38.5 million kWh and in 2001 it was 77.2 million kWh. The power plant was acquired by AES Argentina in November 1995.

See also

Web links

Commons : El Tunal dam  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Grail. Martin Miguel de Güemes. Organismo Regulador de Seguridad de Presas (ORSEP), accessed on May 21, 2019 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ a b Monitoreo de la ictiofauna en el Embalse El Tunal, Salta, Argentina. (PDF) www.academia.edu, p. 4 , accessed on May 21, 2019 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ a b c El Tunal Hydroelectric Power Plant Argentina. Global Energy Observatory, accessed June 5, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b c Ejercicio 1999 Informe anual. (PDF) ORSEP, p. 40 , accessed on June 5, 2019 (Spanish).
  5. ↑ a b c El Tunal. AES , accessed May 21, 2019 (Spanish).