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The Reventazón Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Reventazón River about 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Siquirres in Limón Province, Costa Rica. It was inaugurated on 16 September 2016, [2] and its primary purpose is the production of hydroelectric power. The US$1.4 billion project and largest power station in the country has an ...
With an average width of 120 km, Costa Rica receives about 170 km 3 from rain and about 75 km 3 finds its way into the rivers and lakes of Costa Rica and yet another 37 km 3 ends up in underground aquifers. The remaining water is lost through evaporation and evapotranspiration. [3] Costa Rica is divided into three major slopes or basins.
A previous version of this dam was under development for over 30 years, first called the Boruca Dam. The Boruca Dam would have included an aluminum smelting operation. ICE moved the project upstream to the west to the neighboring Térraba Indigenous Territory. Under the old proposal, the Diquís would be built on the General River rather than ...
The river is very important for power generation. Three reservoirs in the river, Lake Cachí (100.8 MW), Angostura (177MW) and Reventazón Dam (305.5MW) are used for generating a significant share of Costa Rica's electricity. The dam for the third reservoir, Reventazón (305MW), was completed and opened in 2016. The river is also important for ...
Lake Arenal (Spanish: Lago Arenal) is a lake in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. It is the largest lake in Costa Rica at 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi). Its depth varies between 30 and 60 meters (100–200 feet) seasonally. [2] Originally a natural lake, Lake Arenal was tripled in size with the 1979 construction of the Presa Sangregado Dam ...
Lake Cachi (Spanish: Lago de Cachí) is an artificial lake in central Costa Rica created by the Cachí Dam (Represa de Cachí), an arch dam north of Tapantí National Park, to the east-southeast of Cartago in Cartago Province. The main town is Cachí, away from the east bank of the lake.
List of volcanoes in Costa Rica, which includes the crater lakes listed.; Haberyan, K.A.; Horn, S.P. (1999). "Chemical and physical characteristics of seven volcanic lakes in Costa Rica".
6 languages. Deutsch; Español ... Pages in category "Dams in Costa Rica" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent ...