Rapel Dam
The Rapel Dam is an arch dam on the Rapel River about 19 km north of La Estrella in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Chile. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 377 MW power station.
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in La Estrella
- Also known as: “Central hidroelectrica de Rapel”, “Central Hidroelectrica Rapel”, “Central Hidroeléctrica Rapel”, “Central Rapel”, and “Rapel-demningen”
- Address: km. 60 Ruta I-62-G, Litueche
Rapel Dam
- Categories: arch dam, hydroelectric dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-34.04123° or 34° 2′ 28″ south
Longitude
-71.58894° or 71° 35′ 20″ west
Established
June 21st, 1968
Operator
Open location code
47QCXC56+GC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Rapel Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique Rapel”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique Rapel”
- German: “Talsperre Rapel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rapel vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Rapel vannkraftverk”
- Persian: “سد راپل”
- Spanish: “Central hidroeléctrica Rapel”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Рапел”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Represa Rapel and Embalse Rapel.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Acceso Central and Central Rapel.
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