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Dossier #1125 · GRanD 2299

Guatavita

🇨🇴Colombia · Siecha River · Magdalena Basin · near Zipaquira

Built 1962 · Dam · data quality: Fair

HydroelectricityFlood controlRecreation
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
54 m
Crest length
943 m
Reservoir capacity
690 MCM
Reservoir area
21.6 km²
Average depth
31.9 m
Catchment
367 km²
Avg discharge
6,982 L/s
Elevation
2,580 masl
Degree of regulation
313.4 %

Notes

Two names for same dam?

Built 1962

Provenance

Record 1125 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 5.0354, -73.8146.