The São Simão Dam is an embankment dam on the Paranaíba River near São Simão in Goiás/Minas Gerais Brazil. It was constructed for hydroelectric power production and flood control. The dam was completed in 1978 and all generators were operational by 1979. In 1977 the first use of roller compacted concrete in Brazilian dam construction occurred on the São Simão.
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