Cocorobó Dam
The Cocorobó Dam (Portuguese: Açude Cocorobó) is a dam in the state of Bahia, Brazil. It provides a reservoir of water for irrigation and drinking in the arid caatinga environment of the Raso da Catarina. The reservoir covers the ruins of the city of Canudos, scene of the War of Canudos in 1896–97.
| Cocorobó Dam | |
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Land normally submerged by the dam, during a low water period | |
Location of Cocorobó Dam in Brazil | |
| Official name | Açude Cocorobó |
| Country | Brazil |
| Location | Canudos, Bahia |
| Coordinates | 9.882744°S 39.039097°W |
| Purpose | Water storage |
| Status | Active |
| Construction began | 1951 |
| Opening date | December 1967 |
| Owner(s) | DNOCS |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill |
| Impounds | Vaza-Barris River |
| Height (thalweg) | 33.5 metres (110 ft) |
| Length | 643 metres (2,110 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 362 metres (1,188 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Width (base) | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 1,824 cubic metres per second (64,400 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 245,000,000 cubic metres (8.7×109 cu ft) |
| Catchment area | 3,600 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 2,395 hectares (5,920 acres) |
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