Camará Dam

Coordinates: 7°01′19″S 35°46′35″W / 7.02185°S 35.7765°W / -7.02185; -35.7765
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Camará Dam
LocationParaiba, Brazil
Opening date2002
Construction costUS$6.5 million
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsMamanguape River
Height50 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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7°01′19″S 35°46′35″W / 7.02185°S 35.7765°W / -7.02185; -35.7765