Aguamilpa Dam
The Aguamilpa Dam is an embankment dam on the Río Grande de Santiago in the Mexican state of Nayarit, 38 km northeast of Tepic. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supplies a 960 MW power station with water.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Tepic
- Also known as: “Aguamilpa”, “Aguamilpa Solidaridad hydroelectric power station”, “central hidroeléctrica Aguamilpa Solidaridad”, “centrale hydroélectrique Aguamilpa Solidaridad”, and “Presa de Aguamilpa”
Aguamilpa Dam
- Categories: embankment dam, hydroelectric power station, and concrete-face rock-fill dam
- Location: Nayarit, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
21.83885° or 21° 50′ 20″ north
Longitude
-104.80346° or 104° 48′ 13″ west
Open location code
75HQR5QW+GJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Aguamilpa Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage Aguamilpa”
- French: “Barrage Aguamilpa”
- German: “Aguamilpa-Talsperre”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Aguamilpa-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Aguamilpa-demningen”
- Persian: “سد اگوامیلپا”
- Spanish: “Presa Aguamilpa”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Агуамілпа”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Río Grande de Santiago and Aguamilpa.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Aguamilpa Dam and Aguamilpa y Servicios Aguamilpa.
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