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The Santa María Dam (Spanish: Planta Hidroeléctrica Santa María) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Samalá River in Zunil, Escuintla, Guatemala.[1]

Santa María Dam
Official name	Planta Hidroeléctrica Santa María
Location	Zunil (Quetzaltenango)
Coordinates	14°48′11″N 91°27′18″W
Opening date	1927
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Samalá River
Reservoir
Total capacity	215,500 m3

The dam's reservoir has a total capacity of 215,500 m³.[1] The water is transported to the powerhouse through 614 m long pressure pipe.[1] The plant has 3 different turbines (1 × 2.48 MW and 2 × 2.2 MW) with a total installed capacity of 6.88 MW. The plant has a level declination of 101 m, and a designed flow of 2.35 m³/s for unit 1 and 2, and 2.42 m³/s for unit 3.[1]

The plant started operating in 1927 and produces annually 38 GWh of electrical power.[1]

See also

• List of hydroelectric power stations in Guatemala

References

External links

• Media related to Santa María Dam at Wikimedia Commons

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