Engineer Souza Dias Dam
The Engineer Souza Dias Dam, formerly known as the Jupiá Dam, is an embankment dam on the Paraná River near Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. It was constructed for hydroelectric power production, flood control and navigation.
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- Description: dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Paraná River, between São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Also known as: “Barrage de Jupia”, “Barrage de jupiá”, “Barragem de jupiá”, “Barragem de Jupiá”, “centrale hydroélectrique ingénieur Souza Dias”, “Engenheiro Sousa Dias Hydroelectric Power Plant”, “Jupia”, “Jupia Dam”, “Jupiá Dam”, “Jupia HPP”, “Jupiá HPP”, “Jupia Hydroelectric Power Plant”, “Jupiá Hydroelectric Power Plant”, “Jupiá vannkraftverk”, “Jupiá-reservoaret”, “Jupia-Stausee”, “Jupiadam”, “Represa de Jupia”, “Três-Lagoas-Stausee”, “Uhe engenheiro sousa dias (jupiá)”, “UHE Engenheiro Sousa Dias (Jupiá)”, “Uhe engenheiro souza dias (jupiá)”, “UHE Engenheiro Souza Dias (Jupiá)”, “UHE Jupiá”, “Usina hidrelétrica engenheiro sousa dias”, “Usina hidrelétrica Engenheiro Sousa Dias”, “Usina hidrelétrica Engenheiro Sousa Dias (Jupiá)”, “Usina Hidrelétrica Engenheiro Sousa Dias (Jupiá)”, “Водохранилище Жупия”, “ГЭС Жупия”, “ГЭС им. Суза Диаса”, “ГЭС Соуза Диаса”, “ГЭС Суза Диаса”, and “Жупия”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Ponte Francisco de Sá.
Ponte Francisco de Sá
Bridge
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- Categories: embankment dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Central West, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-20.77801° or 20° 46′ 41″ south
Longitude
-51.629° or 51° 37′ 44″ west
Established
April 14th, 1969
Branch
Rio Paraná Energia S.A.
Operator
China Three Gorges Brasil Energia Ltda.
Open location code
58FC69CC+QC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Engineer Souza Dias Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Represa de Jupiá”
- Chinese: “工程師索薩·迪亞斯水力發電廠”
- Czech: “Vodní elektrárna Jupiá”
- Dutch: “Jupiádam”
- French: “barrage de Jupiá”
- French: “Barrage de Jupiá”
- German: “Jupiá-Stausee”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jupiá-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Jupiá-demningen”
- Portuguese: “Usina hidrelétrica de Jupiá”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica de Jupiá”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica Engenheiro Souza Dias”
- Russian: “ГЭС имени Соуза Диаса”
- Spanish: “Represa de Jupiá”
- Swedish: “Represa de Jupiá”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Соуза Діаса”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Eclusa de Jupiá and Campo do Jupiá.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Subestação UHE Jupiá and Barragem Engenheiro Souza Dias.
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