El Cajón Dam (Mexico)

El Cajón Dam
Location of El Cajón Dam
Location Nayarit, Mexico
Coordinates
Construction began 2003
Opening date June 2007
Construction cost US$850 million
Dam and spillways
Height 187 m (614 ft)
Length 640 m (2,100 ft)
Impounds Río Grande de Santiago
Reservoir
Creates El Cajón Reservoir
Capacity 5,000,000,000 m3 (4,100,000 acre·ft)
Power station
Operator(s) CFE
Installed capacity 750 MW
Annual generation 1,228 GWh

The El Cajón Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Río Grande de Santiago in the Mexican state of Nayarit. Construction began in 2003 and was completed in June 2007. It cost US$800 million to build. It is 640 m (2,100 ft) long and is 187 m (614 ft) high. The reservoir holds approximately 5,000,000,000 m3 (1.8×1011 cu ft) of water, and the generators are capable of producing 750 MW of electricity. The dam is operated by the Comisión Federal de Electricidad, a state-owned Mexican electric company. Throughout the construction of the El Cajón Dam, the following is estimated:

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