The El Chocón Dam (in Spanish, La Presa de El Chocón) is the fourth of five dams on the Limay River in the northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the Comahue region), approximately at , 381 m above mean sea level. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees The Limay River is an important River in the northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the region of Comahue) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Llao LLaojpg|thumb|250px| Lake Nahuel Huapi, near Bariloche, Argentina Comahue is a sub-region of Argentina slightly to the south of the country's centre that covers the northern part of Argentine Patagonia and includes the provinces The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the
El Chocón is used to regulate the flow of the Limay River, for irrigation, and for the generation of hydroelectricity. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water Its power station is the largest hydroelectric power plant in Patagonia, with a capacity of 1,200 MW. A power station (also referred to as generating station, power plant or powerhouse) is an industrial facility for the generation of The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. It was built by the state-owned company Hidronor (Hidroeléctrica Norpatagónica). It started operating in 1973, and achieved full capacity in 1978. In the period 1974–1995 it produced an annual average of 2,700 GWh. In 1993 it was privatized, with an exploitation concession granted to Hidroeléctrica El Chocón S. Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of business from the Public sector (government to the Private sector (business A.
While the formal name of the project is Embalse Ezequiel Ramos Mexía, in common use it ended up acquiring the name of the settlement that served as the construction's base of operations, Villa El Chocón (a small town, population 957, as of 2001).
El Chocón is part of a larger engineering scheme that also includes the Cerros Colorados Complex, on the Neuquén River. The Cerros Colorados Complex is a group of Dams and Hydroelectricity generation facilities on the lower valley of the Neuquén River, in the Argentine The Neuquén River is the second most important river of the province of Neuquén in the Argentine Patagonia, after the Limay River
Dr. Ing. Fabián Restelli , HECSA - Hidroeléctrica El Chocón S. A.
Technical details
The dam is made of earth, with a concrete spillway. Concrete is a construction material composed of Cement (commonly Portland cement) as well as other cementitious materials such as Fly ash and Slag A spillway is a structure used to provide for the controlled release of flows from a Dam or Levee into a downstream area typically being the river that was dammed About 13 million m³ of materials were used. It measures 2,500 m in length. Its maximum height over the river bed is 71 m.
The reservoir has a maximum area of 816 km², a mean depth of 24. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 m (maximum 60 m), and a maximum volume of 2. 0155×1010 m³. CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. It is used for sailing, sport fishing and other forms of recreation by locals and tourists. Sailing is the art of controlling a Sailing vessel. By changing the Rigging, Rudder and dagger or centre board a Sailor manages the force For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish.
The power plant has six vertical Francis turbines, with a nominal power of 204. The Francis turbine is a type of Water turbine that was developed by James B 5 MW each, which rotate at 88 rpm. The apparent powers are of 222 MVA for each generator, and 180 MVA for each transformer. This article deals with power in AC systems See Mains electricity for information on utility supplied AC power A volt-ampere in electrical terms means the amount of Apparent power in an Alternating current circuit equal to a current of one Ampere at an In Electricity generation, an electrical generator is a device that converts Mechanical energy to Electrical energy, generally using Electromagnetic A transformer is a device that transfers Electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled Electrical conductors