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Infiernillo Dam

The Infiernillo Dam ("Little hell"), also known as Adolfo López Mateos Dam, is an embankment dam on the Balsas River near La Unión, Guerrero, Mexico. It is on the border between the states of Guerrero and Michoacán.[1] The dam supports a hydroelectric power station containing six turbine-generators for a total installed capacity of 1,120 MW. The dam is 149 m (489 ft) high, 344 m (1,129 ft) long and is owned by Comisión Federal de Electricidad. Its first generator was operational on January 25, 1965.[2][3]

Infiernillo Dam
Location of Infiernillo Dam in Mexico
Official namePresa Adolfo López Mateos
CountryMexico
LocationLa Unión, Guerrero
Coordinates18°16′23″N 101°53′34″W / 18.27306°N 101.89278°W / 18.27306; -101.89278
StatusIn use
Opening date1965
Owner(s)Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Dam and spillways
Height149 m (489 ft)
Length344 m (1,129 ft)
Width (base)570 m (1,870 ft)
Dam volume5,500,000 m3 (194,230,667 cu ft)
Reservoir
CreatesInfiernillo Reservoir
Total capacity12,000,000,000 m3 (9,728,558 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date1965
Installed capacity1,120 MW

Placement of the dam embankment began in August 1962, and on December 7, 1963, the dam was topped off. The diversion tunnels were closed and the reservoir began to fill on June 15, 1964.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  2. ^ (in Spanish). CFE. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. ^ (PDF) (in Spanish). CONSTRUCCIONES HIDRÁULICA. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. ^ Marr, sponsored by The Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by W. Allen (2002). A history of progress : selected U.S. papers in geotechnical engineering. Reston, Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers. p. 1524. ISBN 0-7844-0656-1. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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