La Viña Dam

Dam in San Alberto Department, Córdoba Province

31°52′14.33″S 65°2′6.41″W / 31.8706472°S 65.0351139°W / -31.8706472; -65.0351139PurposePower,StatusOperationalConstruction began1938Opening date1944; 80 years ago (1944)Owner(s)Empresa Provincial de Energia de Cordoba (EPEC)Dam and spillwaysType of damArchImpoundsLos Sauces RiverHeight106 m (348 ft)Length317.27 m (1,040.9 ft)Width (crest)4 m (13 ft)Width (base)35 m (115 ft)Commission date1959Turbines2 x 8 MW (11,000 hp) Francis-typeInstalled capacity16 MW (21,000 hp)

The La Viña Dam, officially known as the Antonio Medina Allende Dam, is an arch dam on the Los Sauces River in San Alberto Department of Córdoba Province, Argentina. Construction on the dam began in 1938 and it was completed in 1944. The 16 MW (21,000 hp) power station was later connected to the grid on 28 February 1959. Aside from generating hydroelectric power, water stored by the dam is used to irrigate around 24,000 ha (59,000 acres) of farmland.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Hydroelectric Plants in Argentina". IndustCards. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^ "La central La Viña" (PDF) (in Spanish). EPEC - Empresa Provincial de Energia de Cordoba. Retrieved 17 May 2014.