Major Dams in the Philippines

Major Dams in the Philippines: Angat Dam: Angat Dam is Dam is a concrete concrete water  water reservoir embankment hydroelectric dam dam that  that supplies the Manila metropolitan area water. area  water. It was a part of the Angat- Ipo Ipo--La Mesa water Mesa water system. Angat dam supplies potable water and energy to Metro Manila and nearby areas. Surrounded by lush greens, this place is also ideal for fishing, boating and hunting. It is located in arangay San Loren!o, "or!agaray "or!agaray,, ulacan ulacan,, #hilippines  #hilippines.. $he reservoir  supplies about %& percent of raw water re'uirements for Metro Manila through the facilities of the  Metropolitan (aterwo (a terworks rks and Sewe Sewerage rage Syst System em and it irri irrigat gates es abo about ut )* )*,&& ,&&& & he hecta ctares res of far farmla mland nd in the pro provin vinces ces of ulacan ulacan and  and #ampanga  #ampanga.. Ambuklao Dam: Ambukl Ambu klao ao Da Dam m is part of a hydr hydroele oelectric ctric facil facility ity in r rgy gy.. Am Ambu bucl clao ao,, o okod kod,, e eng ngue uett pr prov ovin ince ce in the #hilippines #hilippines.. $he development of the  Agno +iver  for   for purposes of hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and irrigation had been conceived as early as the late %&s. It is a central core rock-fill embankment. Agusan Dam:  Agusan am is the downstream plant of two proposed plants that were constructed in the province to serve the immediate industrial and domestic needs of the area. $hough its watershed is small, /ust covering an area of around )0 s'uare kilometers, its run-of-river facility consists of two *&&-kilo(att turbine generators, which use water from the Agusan +iver for electricity generation. generation. It is a concrete flow type of dam. Lamesa Dam: $he La Mesa Dam and Reservoir  is Reservoir  is an earth dam whose dam  whose reservoir  can   can hold up to 0&.0 million cubic meters and occupying an area of )1 s'uare kilometers in 2ue!on 3ity, 3ity , #hilippines  #hilippines.. It is part of the Angat the  Angat--Ipo Ipo-La -La Mesa water system, which supplies most of the water supply of Metro Manila. Manila. Magat Dam: Magat Dam is Dam is a large rock-fill dam dam in  in the island of Lu!on in the #hilippines #hilippines.. $he dam is on the  Magat +iver, a +iver,  a ma/or tributary of 3agayan +iver . Magat am is one of the largest dams in the #hilippines. It is a multipurpose dam which is used primarily for irrigating about *0,&&& hectares of agricultural lands, flood control, and power generation through the Magat 4ydroelectric #ower #lant. San Roque Dam: $he San +o'ue am has a height of )&& m above the e5isting river valley floor. floor. It is a central clay-core rockfill dam with a compacted fill volume totaling nearly & million cubic meters. It is the largest dam in the #hilippines and si5teenth largest in the world. It spans the municipaliti municipalities es of San Manuel and Manuel  and San "icolas, #angasinan and #angasinan  and is nearly )&& km north of Metro Manila. Manila . 6ated spillway protects the dam from overtopping. 7ach wet season, the run-off is stored for later release via water turbines to generate power and irrigate crops. Wawa Dam: Wawa Dam is a gravity dam constructed over the Marikina +iver in the municipality municipality of  of +odrigue! in +i!al +i!al province  province,, #hilippines. #hilippines.   $he slig slightly htly arch arched ed dam is sit situa uated ted in the 89 89&&metre :,*& ft; high Montalban 6orge or (awa 6orge, a water gap in the Sierra the Sierra Madre Mountains, Mountains , east of Manila Manila.. It used used to be the only only source source of wat water er for Manila Manila until until  Angat am am was  was built and (awa was abandoned.