Pantabangan Dam

Pantabangan Dam
Behind the dam's spillway
Pantabangan Dam is located in Nueva Ecija
Pantabangan Dam
Location in Nueva Ecija
Pantabangan Dam is located in Luzon
Pantabangan Dam
Location in Luzon
Pantabangan Dam is located in Philippines
Pantabangan Dam
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates15°48′52″N 121°06′29″E / 15.81444°N 121.10806°E / 15.81444; 121.10806
Construction beganJune 1971
Opening dateFebruary 1977
Construction cost$20.74 Million or 891.82 Million pesos (at current price)
Owner(s)National Power Corporation
National Irrigation Administration
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, earth-fill
ImpoundsPampanga River
Height107 m (351 ft)
Length1,615 m (5,299 ft)
Elevation at crest232 m (761 ft)
Width (crest)12 m (39 ft)
Width (base)535 m (1,755 ft)
Dam volume12,000,000 cu yd (9,174,658 m3)
Spillways3 x radial gates, 1 x overflow
Spillway capacity4,200 m3/s (148,322 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesPantabangan Lake
Total capacity2,996,000,000 m3 (2,428,897 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity2,083,000,000 m3 (1,688,716 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area853 km2 (329 sq mi)
Surface area69.62 km2 (27 sq mi) (max)
Normal elevation230 m (755 ft) (max)
Commission date1974
Turbines2 x 60 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity100 MW
Capacity factor90%
Annual generation232,000,000 kWh

Pantabangan Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Pampanga River located in Pantabangan in Nueva Ecija province of the Philippines. The multi-purpose dam provides water for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation while its reservoir, Pantabangan Lake, affords flood control. The reservoir is considered one of the largest in Southeast Asia and also one of the cleanest in the Philippines. Construction on the dam began in 1971 and it was completed in 1977. This Dam is Build to Help the Farmers in this place, and help by the Miss Diva Star Organization in 2021