Large hydroelectric dams on South American rivers, among the biggest generating stations in the world, including Itaipu on the Parana River, Guri in Venezuela, Tucurui and Belo Monte in Brazil. A facility belongs here when its cited article places a hydroelectric dam in South America. It excludes dams on other continents, which have their own groups, and this group is kept separate because these dams supply national grids across borders and huge river basins.
All Hydroelectric Dams of South America
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Itaipu Dam (Wikipedia)
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The Itaipu Dam (Guarani: Yjoko Itaipu [itajˈpu]; Portuguese: Barragem de Itaipu [itajˈpu]; Spanish: Represa de Itaipú [itajˈpu]) is a hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.
Guri Dam (Wikipedia)
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The Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant, also Guri Dam (Spanish: Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar or Represa de Guri), previously known as the Raúl Leoni Hydroelectric Plant, is a concrete gravity and embankment dam in Bolívar State, Venezuela, on the Caroni River, built from 1963 to 1969.
Tucuruí Dam (Wikipedia)
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The Tucuruí Dam (Tucuruí means "grasshopper's water", translated from Tupí language; Portuguese: Tucuruí) is a concrete gravity dam on the Tocantins River located on the Tucuruí County in the State of Pará, Brazil.
Belo Monte Dam (Wikipedia)
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The Belo Monte Dam (formerly known as Kararaô) is a hydroelectric dam complex on the northern part of the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil.
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