Hatillo Dam
Dam in Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province
19°02′00.91″N 70°12′01.49″W / 19.0335861°N 70.2004139°W / 19.0335861; -70.2004139The Hatillo Dam is an earth and rock-filled embankment dam on the Yuna River about 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Cotuí in Sánchez Ramírez Province of the Dominican Republic. With a storage capacity of 710,000,000 m3 (580,000 acre⋅ft), the dam's reservoir is the largest in the country. The purpose of the dam is to produce hydroelectric power, provide water for irrigation and to control floods. The power station is located at the base of the dam and contains a single 8 MW Francis turbine-generator. Construction on the dam began in August 1977 and it was completed in 1984.[1][2][3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Presa Hatillo" (in Spanish). Arqhys Architecture. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Reference List" (PDF). Ansaldoksa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Data Plant: Hatillo" (in Spanish). Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Aquastat - Dams in the Dominican Republic". UNFAO. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Redacción (2023-03-18). "La Presa de Hatillo, la más grande de República Dominicana y de Las Antillas". Periódico Evidencias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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