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Molino Dam
Dam in Las Piñas, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
14.43846°N 120.97538°E / 14.43846; 120.97538
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Molino Dam | |
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![]() Molino Dam from the Bacoor end | |
Country | Philippines |
Location | Barangay San Nicolas, Bacoor, Cavite and Barangay Talon Dos, Las Piñas, Metro Manila |
Status | Used as a footbridge connecting Las Piñas and Bacoor, Cavite |
Construction began | April 24, 1885 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Zapote River Watershed |
Height | 10 meters |
Length | 450 meters |
Width (base) | 600 meters |
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The Molino Dam or Prinza Water Dam is a gravity dam on the Zapote River located on the border between Barangay San Nicolas I, Bacoor, Cavite and Barangay Talon Dos, Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was built by hand in the 19th century to irrigate the surrounding rice field in Las Piñas and Bacoor.[1]