São Simão Dam

The São Simão Dam is an embankment dam on the Paranaíba River near São Simão in Goiás/Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was constructed for hydroelectric power production and flood control.

Photo: Luiz Felipe Longo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Power station
Description: dam in São Simão, Goiás/Minas Gerais, Brazil
Also known as: “São Simão” and “Usina de Sao Simao”

São Simão Dam

Categories: embankment dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
Location: Santa Vitória, Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-19.01868° or 19° 1′ 7″ south

Longitude

-50.49849° or 50° 29′ 55″ west

Elevation

404 metres (1,325 feet)

Open location code

58GFXGJ2+GJ

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“São Simão Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Usina de São Simão”
Chinese: “聖保羅西芒水壩”
French: “centrale hydroélectrique de São Simão”
French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de São Simão”
German: “Sao-Simao-Stausee”
German: “São-Simão-Stausee”
Norwegian Bokmål: “São Simão-demningen”
Norwegian Bokmål: “São-Simão-demningen”
Norwegian: “São-Simão-demningen”
Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica de São Simão”
Swedish: “Usina de São Simão”
Ukrainian: “ГЕС Сан-Сіман”

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