Upamayo dam
| Upamayo dam | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 10 ° 55 '26 " S , 76 ° 16' 45" W | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | -1936 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 10 m | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 96 m | ||||||||
| Operator: | SN Power Peru | ||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 4082.7 | ||||||||
| Total storage space : | 441 million m³ | ||||||||
The Upamayo dam is located on the upper reaches of the Río Mantaro on the border between the Peruvian regions of Junín and Pasco , 27 km south of the city of Cerro de Pasco .
The dam was completed in 1936 and dams the outflow of the Junín Lake , the Río Upamayo . This also raises the water level of Lake Junín. The dam serves both to store water and to regulate runoff for the downstream Malpaso hydropower plant . The barrier structure is 10 m high and 96 m wide. The usable storage space is 441 million m³.
Web links
- Junín National Reserve at parkswatch.org
- Malpaso Hydropower Plant at www.statkraft.com.pe