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Dossier #24 · GRanD 2361

Brokopondo

🇸🇷Suriname · Suriname River · near Paranam

Built 1965 · Dam · data quality: Good

Hydroelectricity
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
66 m
Crest length
190 m
Reservoir capacity
22.7 km³
Reservoir area
1,062.1 km²
Average depth
21.4 m
Catchment
12,936 km²
Avg discharge
411,170 L/s
Elevation
42 masl
Degree of regulation
175.1 %

Notes

Built 1965

Provenance

Record 24 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 4.9843, -54.9992.