La Yaya Dam
| La Yaya Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of La Yaya Dam in Cuba | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Location | Niceto Pérez, Guantánamo Province |
| Coordinates | 20°7′36.94″N 75°21′33.45″W / 20.1269278°N 75.3592917°WCoordinates: 20°7′36.94″N 75°21′33.45″W / 20.1269278°N 75.3592917°W |
| Purpose | Flood control, water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1973 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment |
| Impounds | Guantánamo River |
| Elevation at crest | 85.7 m (281 ft) |
| Spillway type | Chute, free overflow |
| Spillway capacity | 3,900 m3/s (140,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 160,000,000 m3 (130,000 acre·ft) |
| Active capacity | 146,000,000 m3 (118,000 acre·ft) |
| Catchment area | 555 km2 (214 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi) |
| Max. length | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
| Normal elevation | 79.1 m (260 ft) |
La Yaya Dam is an embankment dam on the Guantánamo River near the town of La Yaya in the municipality of Niceto Pérez in Guantánamo Province, Cuba. The dam was completed in 1973 for several purposes. First is flood control then the irrigation of up to 8,000 ha (20,000 acres). Its reservoir also supplies water for municipal and industrial uses. The reservoir has a storage capacity of 160,000,000 m3 (130,000 acre·ft), the second largest in the eastern part of the country after Melones Dam.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Storage Capacity Lost in Cuban Reservoirs. An Effect of Sedimentation." (PDF) (in Spanish). UNESCO. September 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Deliver a Document Certifying The Seven Fundamental Engineering Works Guantanamo Province" (in Spanish). OBRAS. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Situacion actual y perspectivas de las energias" (PDF) (in Spanish). Empresa de Hidroenergia. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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