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The Furnas Dam is a hydroelectric dam in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil. A small settlement was built near the dam with the same name to house the workers during the dam construction. The main purpose of the dam and reservoir are the production of electricity and the regulation of the flow of the Grande River.

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length (km)
550.0
building start year
1957-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
127.0
location
Brazil, Minas Gerais
opening year
1963-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operator
Eletrobras Furnas
river
Rio Grande (Paraná River)
latitude
-20.6697
longitude
-46.3181

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