Chingaza Dam
| Chingaza Dam | |
|---|---|
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| Official name | Chingaza Dam |
| Location | Administrative Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Operator(s) | Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá – E.S.P. (Bogotá Water and Wastewater Company) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Guatiquia River |
| Height | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Chuza Reservoir |
Chingaza Dam is a large dam in Colombia which supplies water to the capital city of Bogota. The dam, on the Guatiquia River, is in the Chingaza National Park, 55 km northeast of Bogota.
The dam is gravel fill with a concrete face. Behind the dam, Chuza Reservoir holds 223,000,000 cubic metres (59×109 US gal).[1]
History of conflict
In January 2002, rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) damaged the dam in an act of terrorism by placing an explosive on a gate valve in one of the dam's tunnels.[2]
References
- ^ "Ingetec S.A. Water and Wastewater Systems". Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ "Water Conflict Chronology" (PDF). Pacific Institute, Oakland, California. Retrieved 2008-12-16.