Angat Dam
Angat Dam (Tagalog: [aŋˈɡat]) is a concrete water reservoir embankment hydroelectric dam that supplies Metro Manila and nearby provinces with water. It was a part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system. The reservoir supplies about 90 percent of raw water requirements for Metro Manila through the facilities of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System and it irrigates about 28,000 hectares of farmland in the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga.
| Angat Dam | |
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View of Angat Dam from San Lorenzo (Hilltop), Norzagaray, Bulacan. | |
Location of Angat Dam in Bulacan Angat Dam (Luzon) Angat Dam (Philippines) | |
| Official name | Angat Hydroelectic Dam |
| Location | Barangay San Lorenzo, Norzagaray, Bulacan, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°52′15″N 121°08′30″E |
| Construction began | November 1961 |
| Opening date | October 16, 1967 |
| Construction cost | Php 315.344 Million |
| Operator(s) | National Power Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Angat River |
| Height | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Length | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
| Width (base) | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Spillways | 3 |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Angat Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 850×106 m3 (30×109 cu ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 10 Vertical shaft, Francis turbine (Includes turbines from the main powerhouse and the auxiliary powerhouse) |
| Installed capacity | 256,000 kW^1 |
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