Alberto Lleras Dam
Dam in Guavio, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dam in Guavio, Colombia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alberto Lleras Dam, also known as the Guavio Dam, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Guavio River near Guavio, Colombia.
Alberto Lleras Dam | |
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Official name | Embalse del Guavio |
Location | Guavio, Colombia |
Coordinates | 04°43′29″N 73°28′59″W |
Opening date | 1989 |
Owner(s) | Endesa |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 243 m (797 ft)[1] |
Length | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
Dam volume | 17,100,000 m3 (600,000,000 cu ft) |
Spillway capacity | 4,200 m3/s (150,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 1,043×10 6 m3 (846,000 acre⋅ft) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1992[1] |
Hydraulic head | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
Turbines | 5 x 230 MW (310,000 hp) Pelton-type |
Installed capacity | 1,150 MW (1,540,000 hp)[2] |
Annual generation | 5,890 GWh (21,200 TJ) |
The dam was built in 1989[3] with a height of 243 metres (797 ft).[4] 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),[5] and a structural volume of 17,100,000 cubic metres (600,000,000 cu ft).[5]
The dam is named as for Alberto Lleras Camargo (3 July 1906 – 4 January 1990) who was the 20th President of Colombia (1958–1962).
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