Betania Dam

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Betania Dam is a major hydroelectric dam and reservoir in Colombia, known for generating power and supporting irrigation and aquaculture in the Huila region.

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Betania Dam canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
reservoir
reservoir
basinCountry Colombia
completionDate mid-1980s
continent South America
country Colombia
Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia
countryCapitalNearby Bogotá
hasFunction electricity generation
support of aquaculture industry
support of regional irrigation schemes
water regulation
hasImpact expansion of aquaculture in Huila
modification of Magdalena River flow regime
regional economic development in Huila
hasPart Betania Reservoir
hasUse fish farming
tilapia aquaculture
inception 1980s
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Huila Department
Huila Department
locatedInHydrologicalBasin Magdalena River valley
surface form: Magdalena River Basin
locatedInOrOn Magdalena River
locatedInProtectedArea Betania reservoir area (fishery management zone)
locatedInRegion Andean Region of Colombia
surface form: Andean region of Colombia

Upper Magdalena region
surface form: Upper Magdalena Valley
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
locatedNear Gigante
Hobo
Neiva
nearbyCity Campoalegre
Gigante
Neiva
operator Emgesa
ownedBy Emgesa
partOf Colombian National Interconnected System
surface form: Colombian national interconnected system

hydroelectric power stations in Colombia
primaryEnergySource hydropower
riverCrossed Magdalena River
startDate 1981
use aquaculture
flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
recreation
watercourse Magdalena River

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Huila Department contains Betania Dam
El Quimbo Dam nearbyDam Betania Dam
El Quimbo Dam upstreamFrom Betania Dam