Guaicaramo Dam
| Upia Dam/Guaicaramo Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Casanare, Colombia |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Upia River |
| Height | 230 m (755 ft) |
| Width (base) | 850 m (2,789 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Upia Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 9,870,000,000 m3 (3.49×1011 cu ft) |
| Power station | |
| Installed capacity | 1,750 MW |
The Guaicaramo Dam is a planned hydroelectric dam on the Upia River, in Casanare, Colombia. It is to be part of the Upía Hydroelectric Project It has a planned installed capacity of 1,750 MW. The dams designed to be 230 m (755 ft) tall, 850 m (2,789 ft) wide, and with 33,260,000 m3 (1.175×109 cu ft) of material. Designs were carried out between 1980 and 1983.[1] An environmental study for the dam was carried out between 1989 and 1990.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Presas". Ingetic S.A. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ "Social and Environmental Studies". Ingetec S.A. Retrieved 28 May 2011.