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Peixotos 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 west of Delfinópolis. Studies for a dam at the Peixotos site were first carried out in 1947 by the Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz, which obtained rights to develop the site in 1950. The dam was built between 1952 and 1957 with help from the United States and the dam dedicated on April 30, 1957 by Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek. The first two Francis turbine-generators came online in 1957, and eight more were installed by 1968, bringing the plant to its full capacity of . Since 1973, the dam and hydroelectric power plant have been operated by Eletrobras Furnas. Peixotos was the first of a cascade of nine dams to be built on the Grande River.〔 The dam consists of a central concrete arch section flanked by gravity wings, totaling high and long, impounding the long Represa de Peixotos (Peixotos Reservoir), with a storage capacity of and a useful capacity of . The power station is located on the south side of the dam and consists of ten vertical Francis turbines.〔 Water is released from the dam through the power plant and two spillways. The service spillway, located on the north side of the dam, is an overflow structure with 11 gates, providing a maximum capacity of . The auxiliary spillway is located to the south and consists of a concrete chute controlled by two gates, with a capacity of .〔 ==See also== *List of power stations in Brazil 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peixotos Dam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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