Upamayo Dam

Upamayo Dam
Upamayo Dam
	Location of Upamayo Dam in Peru
Country	Peru
Location	Junín Region, Pasco Region
Coordinates	10°55′22″S76°16′39″W / 10.92278°S 76.27750°W Coordinates: 10°55′22″S76°16′39″W / 10.92278°S 76.27750°W
Status	Operational
Opening date	1936
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Upamayo River
Height	10 m (33 ft)
Length	96 m (315 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	556,000,000 m3 (451,000 acre⋅ft)

Last updated April 02, 2019

The Upamayo Dam^[1]^[2] (possibly from Quechua upa calm, silent; mute, mayu river)^[3] is a dam at Lake Junin, the largest lake entirely in Peru. It is located on the border of the Junín Region, Junín Province, Ondores District, and the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Vicco District.^[4]^[2]

Lake Junin or Chinchaycocha is the largest lake entirely within Peruvian territory. Even though Lake Titicaca has a much larger area, its eastern half is located on Bolivian territory. Lake Junin is an important birdwatching destination in the country.

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

The dam was erected in 1936. It is 10 m (33 ft) high and 96 m (105 yd) long. It is operated by Centromín Perú.^[1] The reservoir has a capacity of 556,000,000 m³ (451,000 acre⋅ft).^[1]

A reservoir is, most commonly, an enlarged natural or artificial lake, pond or impoundment created using a dam or lock to store water.

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References

1 2 3 Recursos Hídricos del Perú en Cifras, Boletín Técnico de Recursos Hídricos 2010, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Ministerio de Agricultura, Perú
1 2 Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005
↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Junín Province (Junín Region)

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[recursos-1] 1 2 3 Recursos Hídricos del Perú en Cifras, Boletín Técnico de Recursos Hídricos 2010, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Ministerio de Agricultura, Perú

[obras-2] 1 2 Obras hidraulicos en la cuenca de Mantaro - fuente : fuente: Electroperu - Inventario proyectos de afianzamiento hidrico Cuenca del Rio Mantaro, 2005

[laime-3] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[escale-4] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Junín Province (Junín Region)