Showing posts with label dams in the philippines. Show all posts
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Friday, January 22, 2021

Major Dams in the Philippines - Some of the Major Dams in The Philippines

 Major Dams in the Philippines - Some of the Major Dams in the Philippines










Angat Dam


Angat Dam is a concrete water reservoir embankment hydroelectric dam that supplies Metro Manila and nearby provinces with water. 

It was a part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system.


Angat Dam
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Height: 131 m
Location: Barangay San Lorenzo, Norzagaray, Bulacan, Philippines
Installed capacity: 256,000 kW^1
Total capacity: 850×10^6 m3 (30×10^9 cu ft)
Construction began: November 1961
Creates: Angat Reservoir

Angat Dam







Ipo Dam



Ipo Dam
is a gravity concrete water reservoir dam found in the Philippines. The dam is located about 7.5 kilometres downstream of the Angat Dam within the Angat Watershed Forest Reserve in Norzagaray, Bulacan province. It was a part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system. Its normal level is 101 m. Wikipedia


Ipo Dam


Opened: January 1984
Location: Barangay San Mateo, Norzagaray, Bulacan, Philippines
Construction began: 1935
Total capacity: 7.5×10^6 m3 (260×10^6 cu ft)
Operator: Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
Create: Ipo Reservoir

Ipo Dam







Lamesa Dam



The La Mesa Dam and Reservoir is an earth dam in Quezon City, Philippines. Its reservoir can hold up to 50.5 million cubic meters, occupying an area of 27 square kilometers. It is part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system, which supplies most of the water supply of Metro Manila. Wikipedia



Lamesa Dam




Height: 24 m
Purpose: Water supply
Location: Greater Lagro, Quezon City, Philippines
Total capacity: 50.5 million m3 (1,780 million cu ft)
Built by: Manila Water District
Operator: Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System


Lamesa Dam






Ambuklao Dam


Ambuklao Dam is part of a hydroelectric facility in Brgy. Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet province in the Philippines. With maximum water storage capacity of 327,170,000 cubic metres, the facility, which is located 36 km from Baguio city, can produce up to 105 megawatts of electricity to Luzon grid. Wikipedia



Ambuklao Dam



Height: 129 m
Opened: 23 December 1956
Location: Bokod, Benguet
Construction began: July 1950
Owner: National Power Corporation
Installed capacity: 75 MW, 105 MW after rehabilitation (2011)



Ambuklao Dam





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