Camará Dam
Camará Dam | |
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Location | Paraiba, Brazil |
Opening date | 2002 |
Construction cost | US$6.5 million |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Mamanguape River |
Height | 50 m (160 ft) |
The Camará Dam was a dam located on the Mamanguape River in Paraiba, northeastern Brazil. It burst on June 17, 2004, flooding towns of Alagoa Grande and Mulungu. At least three people died by drowning.[1][2]
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Coordinates: 7°01′19″S 35°46′35″W / 7.02185°S 35.7765°W
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- Dams in Paraíba
- Dam failures in Brazil
- Dams completed in 2002
- 2002 establishments in Brazil
- Man-made disasters in Brazil
- Brazilian building and structure stubs
- Dam stubs