Teles Pires Dam
The Teles Pires Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric dam on the Teles Pires River, 330 km upstream of the confluence with the Tapajós river, on the border of the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Pará.- Type: Industrial building
- Description: dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Teles Pires River, between Mato Grosso and Pará, Brazil
- Also known as: “Barragem de Teles Pires”, “Barragem do Teles Pires”, “Teles Pires HPP”, “Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plant”, “UHE Teles Pires”, and “Usine hydroélectrique de Teles Pires”
Teles Pires Dam
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Mato Grosso, Central West, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-9.34907° or 9° 20′ 57″ south
Longitude
-56.77492° or 56° 46′ 30″ west
Operator
Consórcio Teles Pires Energia Eficiente
Open location code
6825M62G+92
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrial
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Teles Pires Dam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “特利斯皮里斯河水壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد تيليس بيريس”
- Finnish: “Teles Piresin pato”
- French: “barrage de Teles Pires”
- French: “Barrage de Teles Pires”
- German: “Kraftwerk Teles Pires”
- Italian: “diga di Teles Pires”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica Teles Pires”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Телес-Пірес”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Área de empréstimo - estrada UHE Teles Pires and Ilha Esperança.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Usina Hidrelétrica Teles Pires and UHE Teles Pires.
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