Guavio Dam

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Guavio Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Colombia known for its large reservoir and significant contribution to the country’s power generation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
basinCountry Colombia NERFINISHED
category Dams in Colombia
Hydroelectric power stations in Colombia
constructionMaterial concrete
rockfill
continent South America
country Colombia
damHeight 243 m
damLength 390 m
damType concrete face rockfill dam
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1200 m
gridConnection Colombian high-voltage transmission network
hasCoordinateLocation 4.85°N 73.25°W
hasEnvironmentalImpact creation of large artificial reservoir
modification of Guavio River flow
hasSpillway yes
inception 1989
installedCapacity 1250 MW
languageOfPlaceName Spanish
localName Presa del Guavio NERFINISHED
locatedIn Gachalá NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Cundinamarca Department NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Guavio River basin region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Bogotá NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Gachalá NERFINISHED
Ubalá NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 5
openingDate 1989
operator Emgesa NERFINISHED
owner Emgesa NERFINISHED
partOf Colombian national interconnected system
Guavio Hydroelectric Project NERFINISHED
primaryFuel hydropower
purpose power generation
reservoirCapacity 1200000000 m³
reservoirName Guavio Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirSurfaceArea 70 km²
river Guavio River NERFINISHED
significantFor electricity supply in Colombia
spillwayType gated overflow
startOfConstruction 1983
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine

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Alto Guavio Province hasFeature Guavio Dam