Jamanxim Dam

Jamanxim Dam
Location of Jamanxim Dam in Brazil
Official nameBarragem Jardim Jamanxim
CountryBrazil
LocationItaituba, Pará
Coordinates5°39′32″S 55°52′27″W / 5.658876°S 55.874181°W / -5.658876; -55.874181
PurposeHydroelectric
StatusPlanned
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsJamanxim River
Height (thalweg)72 metres (236 ft)
Reservoir
Surface area7,400 hectares (18,000 acres)
Turbines3 Francis turbines
Installed capacity881 megawatts (1,181,000 hp)

The Jamanxim Dam (Portuguese: Barragem Jamanxim) is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Jamanxim River in the state of Pará, Brazil.