Sobradinho Reservoir
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The Sobradinho Reservoir (Template:Langx) is a large reservoir located in Sobradinho, north of the Brazilian state of Bahia. The reservoir measures approximately Template:Convert long, Template:Convert in surface area, and a storage capacity of Template:Convert at its nominal elevation of Template:Convert, making it the 15th largest reservoir (artificial lake) in the world. The lake encloses the waters of the São Francisco River, one of the largest and most important rivers in Brazil.
The reservoir, which represents 60.4% of the hydroelectric power resources of the Northeast of Brazil, has conditions to guarantee the power supplyTemplate:Clarification for the region for two years but its water level is highly variable. In some drought years the energy supply is threatened.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
External links
- Lago Artificial de Sobradinho
- Sobradinho lock Template:Webarchive
- Hidrovia de São Francisco
- Official site of city of Sobradinho, Bahia