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General Information

Other name(s): River Guavio Dam
Beginning of works: 1980
Completion: 1992
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Rockfill dam
Function / usage: Hydroelectric dam / plant

Location

Location:
Impounds:
  • Guavio River
Coordinates: 4° 43' 32" N    73° 28' 60" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 247 m
crest length 390 m

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Alberto Lleras Dam, also known as the Guavio Dam, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Guavio River near Guavio, Colombia.

The dam was built in 1989 with a height of 243 metres (797 ft). The dam has an installed hydroelectric generation capacity of 1,150 megawatts (1,540,000 hp), a crest length of 390 metres (1,280 ft), and a structural volume of 17,100,000 cubic metres (600,000,000 cu ft).

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Alberto Lleras Dam" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20004700
  • Published on:
    27/08/2002
  • Last updated on:
    11/05/2022
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