The Hatillo Dam is an earth and rock-filled

embankment dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface ...

on the

Yuna River The Yuna River (Spanish: ''Río Yuna'') is the second longest river in the Dominican Republic, stretching for a length of 185.17 km (115.06 miles). It forms within the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic, Cordillera Central mountain range south ...

about southwest of Cotuí in Sánchez Ramírez Province of the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

. With a storage capacity of , the dam's reservoir is the largest in the country. The purpose of the dam is to produce

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...

power, provide water for irrigation and to control floods. The power station is located at the base of the dam and contains a single 8 MW

Francis turbine The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts. Francis turbines are the most common water turbine in use today, and can achieve over 95% efficiency. The pro ...

-generator. Construction on the dam began in August 1977 and it was completed in 1984.

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{{GeoGroupTemplate Dams in the Dominican Republic Hydroelectric power stations in the Dominican Republic Dams completed in 1984 Energy infrastructure completed in 1984 Sánchez Ramírez Province Embankment dams

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