Location Orós, Ceará,
Brazil Impounds Jaguaribe River Impound Jaguaribe River | Opening date 1961 Total capacity 2.1b m | |
Address Orós - Ceará, 63520-000, Brazil Similar Castanhão Dam, Açude Araras, Açude Banabuiú, Açude do Cedro, Açude Gavião | ||
The Orós Dam or President Juscelino Kubitschek Dam (Portuguese: Barragem Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira) is located on the Jaguaribe River, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará.
It has a capacity of 2.1 billion cubic meters, making it the second largest reservoir in the state. Completed in 1961, it was the largest dam in Ceará until the completion of the Castanhão Dam in 2003.
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