The Campos Novos Dam (also known as Barragem de Campos Novos locally) is a hydroelectric dam in Santa Catarina province in southern Brazil. In 2006 at 200m dam height it was regarded as the third highest dam of this type (concrete-faced rockfill dam or CFRD) in the world but in June 2006 the water which it held back ran out following a break in the dam wall.Built at a cost of $671 million USD it is located on the Canoas River Brazil.
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