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The Brokopondo Reservoir, officially named Professor Doctor Ingenieur W. J. van Blommestein Meer, [1] and also called the Brokopondostuwmeer, is a large reservoir in Suriname. It is named after the Surakarta -born Dutch hydrological engineer Willem Johan van Blommestein [ nl ] .
The establishment of the district was related to the 1958 Brokopondo Agreement between the Government of Suriname and Alcoa for the creation of the Brokopondo Reservoir. [3] The Brokopondo Reservoir is a large reservoir near Afobaka which was built between 1961 and 1964, and produces hydroelectric power that provides approximately half of the ...
Between Goddo and the confluence at the Brokopondo Reservoir, the following rapids (sulas) can be found, sometimes named after nearby villages: Toni, Bofokule, Dahome, Heikununu, Bia-ati, Vedubuka, Jin Jin, Apresina, and Bakaabooto. The Upper Suriname River has a watershed area of 16,500 square kilometers (it is not clear if this includes the ...
The power station was operational in 1965 but the very large reservoir, Brokopondo Reservoir, was not completely filled until 1971. Greenhouse gases emitted from the reservoir resulted in poor water quality for decades. Highly acidic water also damaged the power station's turbines.
Kwana Island (Dutch: Kwana Eiland [1]) is the name of an island in the southwestern part of Brokopondo Lake or Brokopondo Reservoir (Brokopondostuwmeer, also formerly known as Blommestein Lake or B. reservoir) in the District of Brokopondo [2] (Brokopondo-district) the second largest in the nation located east of their territory.
Reservoir Capacity Year completed Afobaka [1] Suriname River: Reservoir: Brokopondo Reservoir: 189 MW 1964 Puketi hydroelectric power plant: Tapanahony River: run-of-the-river: 50 kW 1981 Gran Olo hydroelectric power plant: Tapanahony River: run-of-the-river 300 kW (2016)
This resulted in the creation of the Brokopondo Reservoir. [2] Stoneiland was not flooded, but became a peninsula with a beach. In 2006, a former gold miner built a holiday resort near the beach. [3] The island is located at the foot of the Brownsberg, and can be accessed from Brownsweg. [1]
The site measures 12,000 ha and is located in the district of Brokopondo around 130 km south from the capital city Paramaribo. The 500-meter high Brownsberg is the central point of the park. The site is located near the Brokopondo Reservoir. The park is managed by STINASU.