Alberto Lleras Dam
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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 and is currently one of the tallest dams in the world, with a height of 250 m (820 ft). The dam has an installed hydroelectric generation capacity of , a crest length of 390 m (1,280 ft), and a structural volume of 17100000 cubic metre.
Embankment dam
An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi-permanent waterproof natural covering for its surface, and a dense, waterproof...
on the Guavio River
Guavio River
Guavio River is a river of central Colombia. It is a right tributary of the Upía River, in the drainage area of the Orinoco.Important tributaries are the Chivor and Garagoa Rivers....
near Guavio
Guavio Province
The Guavio Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Guavio borders to the west with the Capital District of Bogotá and the Central Savanna Province, to the north with the Almeidas Province, to the east with the Boyacá Department and Medina Province and to the...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. The dam was built in 1989 and is currently one of the tallest dams in the world, with a height of 250 m (820 ft). The dam has an installed hydroelectric generation capacity of , a crest length of 390 m (1,280 ft), and a structural volume of 17100000 cubic metre.
See also
- List of conventional hydroelectric power stations
- List of power stations in Colombia