Paute Dam
The Paute Dam, also known as the Daniel Palacios Dam and the Amaluza Dam, is a hydroelectric dam in Ecuador. It is located on the Paute River, 125 kilometres from Cuenca.- Type: Dam
- Description: architectural structure
- Also known as: “Daniel Palacios-demningen”, “Presa Daniel Palacios Izquierdo”, “Presa de Paute”, “Represa Daniel Palacios”, “Represa de paute”, “Represa Hidroelectrica Daniel Palacios”, and “Represa Hidroeléctrica Daniel Palacios”
Paute Dam
- Location: Amaluza, Sevilla de Oro Canton, Azuay, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude
-2.59395° or 2° 35′ 38″ south
Longitude
-78.56603° or 78° 33′ 58″ west
Elevation
1,972 metres (6,470 feet)
Open location code
6793CC4M+CH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Paute Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Paute Dam”
- Chinese: “保特水壩”
- French: “barrage de Paute”
- French: “Barrage de Paute”
- German: “Amaluza-Talsperre”
- Italian: “diga di Paute”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Paute-Mazar-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Paute-Mazar-demningen”
- Persian: “سد پیوته”
- Spanish: “Represa de Paute”
- Swedish: “Paute Dam”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Peñas Coloradas and Consuelo.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Cuenca and Sigsal.
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