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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 ...
Groundwater is the primary water source in Costa Rica where it accounts for nearly 90% of Costa Rica's agricultural, industrial, and domestic water demands with the exception of hydroelectric generation. [4] Volcanic activity has formed highly permeable subterranean layers within the fragmented igneous lava. This phenomenon coupled with high ...
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.
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 ...
Presa Sangregado Dam (also known as Arenal Dam and Sangregado Dam) is a high-earthen hydroelectric dam on the south-east shore of Lake Arenal in the Guanacaste Province of northwest Costa Rica. The dam is 288 feet (88 m) and 184 feet (56 m) high. [1] The installed hydroelectric capacity is 157 megawatts [citation needed].
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 ...