Alberto Lleras Dam

The Alberto Lleras Dam, also known as the Guavio Dam, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Guavio River near Guavio, Colombia.

Alberto Lleras Dam
Location of Alberto Lleras Dam in Colombia
Official name	Embalse del Guavio
Location	Guavio, Colombia
Coordinates	04°43′29″N 73°28′59″W
Opening date	1989
Owner(s)	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	1,043×10^6 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).

See also

• Colombia portal
• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal

• List of conventional hydroelectric power stations
• List of power stations in Colombia