Melones Dam | |
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Official name | Presa Melones |
Country | Cuba |
Location | Mayarí, Holguín Province |
Coordinates | 20°35′55.79″N 75°39′49.53″W / 20.5988306°N 75.6637583°W |
Purpose | Water supply |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | Early 1980s |
Opening date | 2011 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
Impounds | Mayarí River |
Height | 86 m (282 ft) |
Length | 507 m (1,663 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 630,000,000 m3 (510,000 acre⋅ft) |
Normal elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
The Melones Dam, also known as the Mayarí Dam, is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Mayarí River about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Mayarí in Holguín Province, Cuba. It is the tallest dam in the country and the center-piece of the East–West Transvase System.