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La Mesa Dam and Reservoir

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The La Mesa Dam and Reservoir is an earth dam that impounds the Tullahan River in Quezon City, Philippines. Its reservoir can hold up to 50.5 million cubic meters (1, 780 million cubic feet), occupying an area of 27 square kilometers (10 sq mi). It is part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system, which supplies most of the water in Metro Manila.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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