Alberto Lleras Dam
Dam in Guavio, Colombia
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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.
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| Alberto Lleras Dam | |
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  Alberto Lleras Dam Location within Colombia | |
| Official name | Embalse del Guavio |
| Location | Guavio, Colombia |
| Coordinates | 04°43′29″N 73°28′59″W |
| Opening date | 1989 |
| Owner | Endesa |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 243 m (797 ft)[1] |
| Length | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Dam volume | 17,100,000 m3 (600,000,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 4,200 m3/s (150,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1,043×106 m3 (846,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1992[1] |
| Hydraulic head | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Turbines | 5 x 230 MW (310,000 hp) Pelton-type |
| Installed capacity | 1,150 MW (1,540,000 hp)[2] |
| Annual generation | 5,890 GWh (21,200 TJ) |
The dam was built in 1989[3] with a height of 243 metres (797 ft).[4] The dam has an installed hydroelectric generation capacity of 1,150 megawatts (1,540,000 hp), a crest length of 390 metres (1,280 ft),[5] and a structural volume of 17,100,000 cubic metres (600,000,000 cu ft).[5]
The dam is named as for Alberto Lleras Camargo (3 July 1906 – 4 January 1990) who was the 20th President of Colombia (1958–1962).
