Editing Itaipu Dam (section)

=== Generating station and dam ===
* The total length of the dam is {{convert|7235|m}}. The crest elevation is {{convert|225|m}}. Itaipu is actually four dams joined together&nbsp;– from the far left, an earth fill dam, a rock fill dam, a concrete [[buttress dam|buttress main dam]], and a concrete wing dam to the right.
* The spillway has a length of {{convert|483|m}}.
* The maximum flow of Itaipu's fourteen segmented [[spillway]]s is {{convert|62.2|e3m3/s|}}, into three skislope formed canals. It is equivalent to 40 times the average flow of the nearby natural [[Iguaçu Falls]].
* The flow of two generators ({{convert|700|m3/s}} each) is roughly equivalent to the average flow of the Iguaçu Falls ({{convert|1500|m3/s}}).
* The dam is {{convert|196|m}} high, equivalent to a 65-story building.<ref>{{cite web |title= Itaipu binacional&nbsp;– Technical data&nbsp;– Comparisons |url= http://www.itaipu.gov.br |access-date= February 16, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070216222828/http://www.itaipu.gov.br/ |archive-date= February 16, 2007 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
* Though it is the seventh largest reservoir in size in Brazil, the Itaipu's [[reservoir]] has the highest ratio of electricity production to flooded area. For the 14,000&nbsp;MW installed power, {{convert|1350|km2}} were flooded. The reservoirs for the hydroelectric power plants of [[Sobradinho Dam]], [[Tucuruí Dam]], [[Porto Primavera Dam]], [[Balbina Dam]], [[Serra da Mesa Dam]] and [[Furnas Dam]] are all larger than the one for Itaipu, but have a smaller installed generating capacity. The one with the next largest hydroelectric production, Tucuruí, has an installed capacity of 8,000&nbsp;MW, while flooding {{Convert|2430|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} of land.
*Electricity is 55% cheaper when made by the Itaipu Dam than the other types of power plants in the area.