Peixoto Dam
Peixoto Dam, also known as Mascarenhas de Moraes Hydroelectric Plant, is a hydroelectric dam on the Grande River in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, about 20 kilometres west of Delfinópolis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: dam on the Grande River in Brazil
- Also known as: “Mascarenhas de Morais Dam”, “Peixoto”, and “Peixotos Dam”
Peixoto Dam
- Categories: gravity dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Ibiraci, Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-20.28626° or 20° 17′ 11″ southLongitude
-47.06463° or 47° 3′ 53″ westInception
April 1st, 1956Operator
Furnas Centrais ElétricasOpen location code
58FJPW7P+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 444227764Wikidata ID
Q15265828
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Satellite Map
Discover Peixoto Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Peixoto Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Peixotos”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique Mascarenhas de Moraes”
- German: “Kraftwerk Mascarenhas de Moraes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mascarenhas de Moraes-demningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Peixoto-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Peixoto-demningen”
- Portuguese: “Usina de Peixoto”
- Portuguese: “Usina de Peixotos”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica Mascarenhas de Moraes”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica Mascarenhas de Morais”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Mascarenhas de Moraes”
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