The Alberto Lleras Dam, also known as the Guavio Dam, is a rock-fill

embankment dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and ...

on the

Guavio River Guavio River (Spanish: ''Río Guavio'') is a river of central Colombia. It is a right tributary of the Upía River, in the drainage area of the Orinoco. Important tributaries are the Chivor and Garagoa Rivers. The Alberto Lleras Dam is situated ...

near Guavio,

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

. The dam was built in 1989 with a height of . The dam has an installed

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...

generation capacity of , a crest length of , and a structural volume of . The dam is named as for

Alberto Lleras Camargo Alberto Lleras Camargo (3 July 1906 – 4 January 1990) was the 20th President of Colombia (1958–1962), and the 1st Secretary General of the Organization of American States (1948–1954). A journalist and liberal party politician, he also ser ...

(3 July 1906 – 4 January 1990) who was the 20th President of Colombia (1958–1962).

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{{reflist Dams completed in 1989 Energy infrastructure completed in 1992 Dams in Colombia Hydroelectric power stations in Colombia Rock-filled dams Buildings and structures in Cundinamarca Department

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