Monción Dam

Monción Dam
Monción Dam is located in the Dominican Republic
Monción Dam
Location of Monción Dam in the Dominican Republic
Official namePresa Monción
CountryDominican Republic
LocationMonción, Santiago Rodríguez Province
Coordinates19°24′19.95″N 71°7′8.82″W / 19.4055417°N 71.1191167°W / 19.4055417; -71.1191167
PurposePower, irrigation
StatusOperational
Opening date2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Owner(s)Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, earth-fill clay-core
ImpoundsMao River
Height119 m (390 ft)
Dam volume2,890,000 m3 (3,780,000 cu yd)
Spillway capacity5,750 m3/s (203,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity370,000,000 m3 (300,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Normal elevation280 m (920 ft)
Monción Hydroelectric Station
Coordinates19°25′36.35″N 71°5′28.48″W / 19.4267639°N 71.0912444°W / 19.4267639; -71.0912444
Commission date2002
Turbines2 x 26 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity52 MW

The Monción Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Mao River near Monción in Santiago Rodríguez Province of the Dominican Republic. At 119 m (390 ft) tall, it is the highest dam in the country and the Caribbean. The purpose of the dam is to produce hydroelectric power and supply water for irrigation. The dam's power station is located downstream and contains two 26 MW Francis turbine-generators for an installed capacity of 52 MW. The dam was completed and began filling its reservoir on 22 September 2001. Its power station was commissioned on 27 April 2002.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Presa Moncion" (in Spanish). Arqhys Architecture. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Reference List" (PDF). Ansaldoksa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Data Plant: Monción" (in Spanish). Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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