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Salvajina Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Salvajina Dam and hydroelectric plant are located in the Cauca River, corregimiento Buenos Aires, municipality Suarez, department Cauca in the southwest of Colombia. Its reservoir has a length of 31 kilometres (19 mi). The dam was finished in September 1985 and has a power station with a 270 megawatts (360, 000 hp) installed capacity. The purpose of the dam is flood control, electricity production, and drinking water supply for the city of Cali.

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

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