Rincon Dam
| Rincon Dam | |
|---|---|
  Rincon Dam Location within the Dominican Republic | |
| Official name | Presa de Rincón |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Location | Rincón, Jima Abajo, La Vega |
| Coordinates | 19°06′13″N 70°24′35″W / 19.1037022°N 70.4097992°W |
| Purpose | Power, municipal water, irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Owner | Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch–gravity |
| Impounds | Jima River |
| Height | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Dam volume | 75,500,000 m3 (98,800,000 cu yd) |
| Spillway capacity | 500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Normal elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Rincón Hydroelectric Station | |
| Operator | Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company |
| Turbines | 1 x 10.1 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 10.1 MW |
The Rincón Dam is an Arch–gravity dam on the Jima River near Jima Abajo in La Vega Province of the Dominican Republic. It is 54 m (177 ft) tall and the purpose of the dam is to produce hydroelectric power, municipal water and supply water for irrigation. The dam's power station is located downstream and contains a 10.1 MW Francis turbine-generator. The dam was completed in 1978.[1][2][3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Presa de Rincon" [Rincon Dam] (in Spanish). Arqhys. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "Presa de Rincón" [Rincon Dam] (in Spanish). Hanson-Rodríguez. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ Rodríguez Navarro, Lilian (30 April 2010). "Presa de Rincón y los deportes acuáticos" [Rincón Dam and water sports] (in Spanish). Bonao: Listin Diario. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ Tejeda, Lilian (10 July 2021). "La mayoría de las presas del país se construyeron hace más de 30 años" [Most of the country's dams were built more than 30 years ago] (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Listin Diario. Retrieved 23 June 2026.