Guavio Dam

Alberto Lleras Dam

Alberto Lleras Dam
Official name	Embalse del Guavio
Locale	Guavio, Colombia
Coordinates	04°43′29″N 73°28′59″W / 4.72472°N 73.48306°WCoordinates: 04°43′29″N 73°28′59″W / 4.72472°N 73.48306°W
Opening date	1989
Dam and spillways
Height	243 m (797 ft)
Length	390 m (1,280 ft)
Volume	17,100,000 m (603,880,801 cu ft)
Reservoir
Power station
Hydraulic head	1,100 m (3,609 ft)
Turbines	5 x 230 MW Pelton-type
Installed capacity	1,150 MW

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 243 m (797 ft). The dam has an installed hydroelectric generation capacity of 1,150 MW, a crest length of 390 m (1,280 ft), and a rockfill volume of 17,100,000 m (600,000,000 cu ft).

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