La Viña dam
| La Viña dam | ||
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 52 ′ 15 ″ S , 65 ° 2 ′ 6 ″ W | |
| country |
 Argentina
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| place | Cordoba Province | |
| Waters | Río de los Sauces | |
| power plant | ||
| operator | Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC) | |
| construction time | 1952 to 1959 | |
| Start of operation | 1959 | |
| technology | ||
| Bottleneck performance | 16 megawatts | |
| Standard work capacity | 36 million kWh / year | |
| Turbines | Francis turbines : 2 × 16 MW | |
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The dam La Viña ( Spanish Represa La Viña or Dique La Viña ) is a dam with hydroelectric power plant in the province of Córdoba , Argentina . It dams the Río de los Sauces to a reservoir. The dam is used to generate electricity. Construction began in 1939. It was completed in June 1944.
Barrier structure
The barrier structure is a concrete arch dam with a height of 106 m. The length of the top of the wall is 317 m. The width of the dam is 35 m at the base and 4 m at the top. Its volume is 184,160 m³. The dam has a flood relief on the left side through which a maximum of 1200 m³ / s can be discharged.
Reservoir
When the reservoir is full, it extends over an area of around 10.5 km² and holds 230 million m³ of water.
power plant
The power plant's machine house is about 50 m downstream of the dam. The installed capacity is 16 MW . The two Francis turbines have a maximum output of 8 MW each. The average annual production is given as 36 million kWh . The power plant was built from 1952 to 1959. The grid connection took place on February 28, 1959.
See also
Web links
- Murallón del Dique la Viña Traslasierra.com. YouTube , May 4, 2016, accessed May 19, 2019 (Spanish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d La central La Viña. (PDF) Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC), pp. 3–5 , accessed on May 19, 2019 (Spanish).