La Viña Dam

La Viña Dam

Dam on right, reservoir in background
Location of La Viña Dam in Argentina
Official name Antonio Medina Allende Dam
Country Argentina
Location San Alberto Department, Córdoba Province
Coordinates 31°52′14.33″S 65°2′6.41″W / 31.8706472°S 65.0351139°W / -31.8706472; -65.0351139Coordinates: 31°52′14.33″S 65°2′6.41″W / 31.8706472°S 65.0351139°W / -31.8706472; -65.0351139
Purpose Power,
Status Operational
Construction began 1938
Opening date 1944 (1944)
Owner(s) Empresa Provincial de Energia de Cordoba (EPEC)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Arch
Impounds Los Sauces River
Height 106 m (348 ft)
Length 317.27 m (1,040.9 ft)
Width (crest) 4 m (13 ft)
Width (base) 35 m (115 ft)
Power station
Commission date 1959
Turbines 2 x 8 MW (11,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity 16 MW (21,000 hp)

The La Viña Dam, officially known as the Antonio Medina Allende Dam, is an arch dam on the Los Sauces River in San Alberto Department of Córdoba Province, Argentina. Construction on the dam began in 1938 and it was completed in 1944. The 16 MW (21,000 hp) power station was later connected to the grid on 28 February 1959. Aside from generating hydroelectric power, water stored by the dam is used to irrigate around 24,000 ha (59,000 acres) of farmland.[1][2]

References

  1. "Hydroelectric Plants in Argentina". IndustCards. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. "La central La Viña" (PDF) (in Spanish). EPEC - Empresa Provincial de Energia de Cordoba. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
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