Limón dam
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| Coordinates | 5 ° 54 ′ 11 ″ S , 79 ° 19 ′ 56 ″ W | ||||||
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| Lock type: | CFR dam | ||||||
| Construction time: | 2006-2009 | ||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 43 m | ||||||
| Crown length: | 320 m | ||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||
| Water surface | 2.75 km² | ||||||
| Reservoir length | 8 kilometers | ||||||
| Storage space | 44 million m³ | ||||||
The Limón Dam (Spanish: Presa Limón ) is located on the Huancabamba River in the Cajamarca region of northern Peru . The dam was built as part of the Olmos irrigation project 2006–2009. The 43 m high and 320 m long stone embankment dam with concrete cover (CFR dam) dams the river over a length of up to 8 km. The storage volume is 44 million m³.
Olmos irrigation project
A nearly 20 km long tunnel ( ⊙ ) leads from the Limón dam to the west side of the Andes . The tunnel went into operation in 2014. Since then, part of the river water (400 million m³ annually) has been diverted into the catchment area of the Río Olmos . It is to be used there to generate energy and to irrigate up to 43,500 hectares of agricultural land in the Lambayeque region . In 2016, Odebrecht Latinvest sold its concessions on the project to Brookfield Infrastructure and Suez .
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Individual evidence
- ↑ Odebrecht Latinvest Announces sale of its Concessionaires H2Olmos and Concesionaria Trasvase Olmos (CTO) to Brookfield Infrastructure and Suez . Odebrecht. November 28, 2016.
Web links
- Robbins TBM Overcomes High Overburden at Olmos at tunnelbuilder.com