Itupararanga Dam

The Itupararanga Dam is a dam, located on the Sorocaba River in the Sorocaba region of São Paulo state. It was built by Light S.A. from 1913 to 1914. The plant started its operation on 25 March 1914. It forms a lake with more than 40 kilometres (25 mi) and an area of 936 square kilometers with the main channel of 26 kilometres (16 mi) and 192 kilometres (119 mi) from shore. The estimated volume is 286 million cubic metres (232,000 acre⋅ft). The plant, with an installed capacity of 55 MW (74,000 hp) and average annual production of 150 gigawatt-hours (540 TJ), is used only by the industrial Votorantim Group, as Votorantim Cement Factory in St. Helena and the Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio – CBA, in Alumínio.

Itupararanga Dam
Location of Itupararanga Dam in Brazil
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	23°36′43.35″S 47°23′49.87″W
Construction began	1913
Opening date	1914
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Sorocaba River
Height	38 m (125 ft)
Length	415 m (1,362 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	286×10^6 m3 (232,000 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date	26 May 1914
Turbines	4
Installed capacity	55 MW (74,000 hp)

The dam is 415 metres (1,362 ft) in length and has a height of 38 metres (125 ft). It was built over the Sorocaba River canyon in the São Francisco Ridge. The water reservoir supplies Ibiúna 100%, Sorocaba 74%, Votorantim 92% and São Roque 32% and other neighboring cities. It is used to irrigate hundreds of farms in the vicinity. It is a leading tourist attraction in the region.