Tavera Dam

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Tavera Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-supply dam in the Dominican Republic, crucial for power generation, irrigation, and flood control in the Yaque del Norte River basin.

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Label Occurrences
Tavera Dam canonical 1
Tavera-Bao reservoir system 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
water-supply dam ⓘ
basin Yaque del Norte River basin ⓘ
category Dams in the Dominican Republic ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations in the Dominican Republic ⓘ
constructionStart 1969 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Dominican Republic ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
environmentalEffect creation of artificial lake habitat ⓘ
modification of Yaque del Norte River flow regime ⓘ
function regulates seasonal flows of the Yaque del Norte River ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
impact supports agricultural irrigation in the Cibao region ⓘ
installedCapacity 96 MW ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Santiago Province ⓘ
locatedInRegion Cibao region ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Yaque del Norte River ⓘ
nativeName Presa de Tavera ⓘ
linked to: Presa de Tavera-Bao
numberOfTurbines 3 ⓘ
openingDate 1973 ⓘ
operator Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales ⓘ
operatorAbbreviation CDEEE ⓘ
partOf Dominican Republic national hydropower system ⓘ
providesElectricityTo national grid of the Dominican Republic ⓘ
providesWaterTo Santiago de los Caballeros ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
water supply ⓘ
reservoirName Presa de Tavera-Bao ⓘ
Tavera Reservoir ⓘ
reservoirUse drinking water supply for Santiago de los Caballeros ⓘ
flood regulation ⓘ
irrigation water storage ⓘ
risk flooding downstream in case of extreme events ⓘ
significance key component of the Yaque del Norte River basin management ⓘ
major hydroelectric facility in the Dominican Republic ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
typeOfStructure large dam ⓘ
usedFor base water supply for urban consumption ⓘ
peak electricity demand coverage ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yaque del Norte River → hasDam → Tavera Dam ⓘ
Yaque del Norte River → hasReservoir → Tavera-Bao reservoir system ⓘ
linked to: Tavera Dam