Angat Dam

Angat Dam
View of Angat Dam from San Lorenzo (Hilltop), Norzagaray, Bulacan.
Angat Dam is located in Bulacan
Angat Dam
Location in Bulacan
Angat Dam is located in Luzon
Angat Dam
Location in Luzon
Angat Dam is located in Philippines
Angat Dam
Location in the Philippines
Official nameAngat Hydroelectric Dam
LocationBarangay San Lorenzo, Norzagaray, Bulacan, Philippines
Coordinates14°52′15″N 121°08′30″E / 14.87083°N 121.14167°E / 14.87083; 121.14167
Construction beganNovember 1961
Opening dateOctober 16, 1967 (1967-10-16)
Construction costPhp 315.344 Million[1]
Operator(s)National Power Corporation
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsAngat River
Height131 m (430 ft)[1]
Length568 m (1,864 ft)[1]
Width (base)550 m (1,800 ft)[1]
Spillways3
Reservoir
CreatesAngat Reservoir
Total capacity850×10^6 m3 (30×10^9 cu ft)
Power Station
Turbines10 Vertical shaft, Francis turbine[1] (Includes turbines from the main powerhouse and the auxiliary powerhouse)
Installed capacity256,000 kW^1

Angat Dam (Tagalog: [aŋˈɡat]) is a concrete water reservoir embankment hydroelectric dam in the Philippines 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.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Angat Dam". Japan International Cooperation Agency. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2010.