The Balbina Dam (Portuguese: Usina Hidrelétrica de Balbina) is a hydroelectric dam and power station on the Uatumã River in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil...
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hydroelectric power plants of Sobradinho Dam, Tucuruí Dam, Porto Primavera Dam, Balbina Dam, Serra da Mesa Dam and Furnas Dam are all larger than the one for Itaipu...
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Hydroelectricity (redirect from Hydroelectric dam)
ISSN 1748-9326. Fearnside, Philip M. (1989-07-01). "Brazil's Balbina Dam: Environment versus the legacy of the Pharaohs in Amazonia". Environmental...
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19th-century soprano Balbina District in the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo in the Brazilian state of Amazonas Balbina Dam in Brazil Balbín, surname...
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Reservoir (redirect from Dam reservoir)
generation plant. For instance, In 1990, the impoundment behind the Balbina Dam in Brazil (inaugurated in 1987) had over 20 times the impact on global...
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Lake Baia de Caxiuana Balbina Dam Banabuiu Lake Bariri Reservoir Billings Reservoir Caracaranã Castanhão Dam Coari Lake Emborcacao Dam Furnas Lake Grajau...
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highway, which cuts across the territory, and with tin mines and the huge Balbina Dam. The territory is now considerably smaller, but there have been improvements...
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List of hydroelectric power stations in Brazil (category Dams in Brazil)
portal Renewable energy portal List of power stations in Brazil List of dams and reservoirs in Brazil "Visão Geral do Setor". Associação Brasileira de...
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by damming the outlets of natural lakes to regulate water levels, such as ones at Uganda's Owen Falls Dam (Lake Victoria) and Russia's Irkutsk Dam (Lake...
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building of the controversial Balbina Dam on the river in the mid to late 1980s to generate electricity. The hydroelectric dam generates an average of 112...
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river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It empties into the Balbina Dam on the Uatumã River. In the 1970s the Amazon Radar Project detected deposits...
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Many of the dams and reservoirs in Brazil listed below are used primarily used to produce hydroelectric power. Other uses include flood control, irrigation...
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Library of Congress Web Archives Philip M. Fearnside (2006-08-26). "Balbina Dam, Amazonas". Department of Ecology, National Institute for Research in...
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Environmental impact of reservoirs (redirect from Environmental impact of dams)
Kemenes have demonstrated that the Balbina Dam for instance emits 39,000 tonnes of methane each year and three other dams in the Amazon produce at least 3...
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polluted the rivers. Huge areas of upland forest were submerged by the Balbina Dam in the southwest. The 3,850 square kilometres (1,490 sq mi) Rio Trombetas...
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offensive projects to the environment, such as the construction of the Balbina Dam power plant in the 1980s, he is often challenged by supporters of progress...
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These areas mainly depended on subsidised thermal power generation. The Balbina Dam fails to provide more than 20% of Manaus's electricity. The Linhão de...
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hectares (2,323,680 acres). It lies along the northeast shore of the Balbina Dam reservoir. To the west is adjoins the Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Territory...
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wetlands in the reserve. The Uatumã River's flow is regulated by the Balbina Dam, built in 1987, which is just 45 kilometres (28 mi) in a direct line...
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acres). The APA protects the southwest shore of the reservoir of the Balbina Dam, covering the area between highway BR-174 and the reservoir, and including...
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59 km2/MW the dam compares poorly to most other hydroelectric power plants in the Amazon Region other than Curuá-Una at 2.60 and Balbina at 9.44. By 1990...
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Francisco da Cunha Ramaldes, born in 1861, son of José da Cunha Ramaldes and Balbina Maria de Jesus, from Lajinha do Chalé, State of Minas Gerais, establishes...
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B-caudomaculatus (Osteichthyes : Characiformes) in the region affected by Balbina Hydroelectric Dam (Amazon drainage, Brazil). Neotropical Ichthyology. 6. 237-242...
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from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023. Hwang, Balbina Y. (26 June 2019). "Northeast Asian Perspectives on China's Belt Road Initiative:...
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pyramid at Xunantunich 40 m (131 ft) Amazon Tall Tower Observatory, Vila de Balbina, Amazonas, 325 m (1066 ft) Radio Gaúcha AM Guaíba Mast, Guaíba, Rio Grande...
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(1825–1888) Malvina Garrigues (1825–1904) Anna de La Grange (1825–1905) Balbina Steffenone (1825–1896) 1826 Marie Carandini (1826–1894) Sophie Cruvelli...
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North-South Railroad (GO) (TO) Balbina Hydroelectric Power Plant (AM) Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant (PR) Castanhão Dam Wall (CE) Tubarão Steel Company...
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B-caudomaculatus (Osteichthyes : Characiformes) in the region affected by Balbina Hydroelectric Dam (Amazon drainage, Brazil). Neotropical Ichthyology. 6. 237-242...
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places, including areas disrupted by the construction of the Balbina Hydroelectric Dam in Brazil. Its ability to adapt to its surroundings combined with...
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Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana S. Apollinare alle Terme Ss. Apostoli S. Balbina S. Bartolomeo all'Isola Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio S. Camillo de Lellis S...
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