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Hatillo Dam
Hatillo Dam is located in the Dominican Republic
Hatillo Dam
Location of Hatillo Dam in the Dominican Republic
Official namePresa Hatillo
CountryDominican Republic
LocationCotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province
Coordinates19°02′00.91″N 70°12′01.49″W / 19.0335861°N 70.2004139°W / 19.0335861; -70.2004139
PurposePower, irrigation, flood control
StatusOperational
Construction began1977
Opening date1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Owner(s)Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, earth and rock-fill
ImpoundsYuna River
Height60 m (200 ft)
Length1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Dam volume11,500,000 m3 (15,000,000 cu yd)
Spillway typeControlled chute
Spillway capacity650 m3/s (23,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity710,000,000 m3 (580,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area5,235 km2 (2,021 sq mi)
Surface area22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Maximum length15 m (49 ft)
Normal elevation86.5 m (284 ft)
Hatillo Hydroelectric Station
Commission date1984
Turbines1 x 8 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity8 MW

The Hatillo Dam is an earth and rock-filled embankment dam on the Yuna River about 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Cotuí in Sánchez Ramírez Province of the Dominican Republic. With a storage capacity of 710,000,000 m3 (580,000 acre⋅ft), the dam's reservoir is the largest in the country. The purpose of the dam is to produce hydroelectric power, provide water for irrigation and to control floods. The power station is located at the base of the dam and contains a single 8 MW Francis turbine-generator. Construction on the dam began in August 1977 and it was completed in 1984.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Presa Hatillo" (in Spanish). Arqhys Architecture. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Reference List" (PDF). Ansaldoksa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Data Plant: Hatillo" (in Spanish). Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Aquastat - Dams in the Dominican Republic". UNFAO. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. ^ Redacción (2023-03-18). "La Presa de Hatillo, la más grande de República Dominicana y de Las Antillas". Periódico Evidencias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-11.

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