Wawa Dam

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Wawa Dam
Wawa Dam (Rodriguez, Rizal; 08-25-2019).jpg
Wawa Dam
Wawa Dam is located in Luzon
Wawa Dam
Montalban Rodriguez Rizal
CountryPhilippines
LocationMontalban Gorge, Rodriguez, Rizal
Coordinates14°43′40″N 121°11′30″E / 14.72778°N 121.19167°E / 14.72778; 121.19167Coordinates: 14°43′40″N 121°11′30″E / 14.72778°N 121.19167°E / 14.72778; 121.19167
PurposeWater supply (original)
Recreation (current)
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch-gravity dam
ImpoundsMarikina River
Length280 feet (85 m)
SpillwaysOne
Spillway typeOgee crest

Wawa Dam (also known as Montalban Dam)[1] is a gravity dam constructed over the Marikina River in the municipality of Rodriguez in Rizal province, Philippines.[2] The slightly arched dam is situated in the 360-metre (1,180 ft) high Montalban Gorge or Wawa Gorge,[3] a water gap in the Sierra Madre Mountains, east of Manila. It was built in 1909 during the American colonial era to provide the water needs for Manila.[4][5] It used to be the only source of water for Manila until Angat Dam was built and Wawa was abandoned in 1968.[6] Due to insufficiency of water supply for Metro Manila, there was a strong clamor to reuse the dam.[7] The dam and surrounding area is currently protected as part of the Pamitinan Protected Landscape.

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  1. ^ Philippine Commission (1912). "Annual Reports of the U.S. War Department 1912, Vol. IV". Government Printing Office, Washington.
  2. ^ "Final List of Watersheds Supporting 140 River Irrigation Systems of the NIA", pg. 5. Green Army Network. Retrieved on 2012-08-15.
  3. ^ "Wawa Gorge". Google Maps. Retrieved on 2012-08-15.
  4. ^ Philippine Commission (1908). "Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War 1908, Part 1". Government Printing Office, Washington.
  5. ^ http://www2.philstar.com/business/558574/mwss-eyes-wawa-dam-for-additional-water-supply
  6. ^ "Wawa Dam or Laiban Dam?". 25 January 2010.
  7. ^ Cruz, Neal (2010-06-10). "Probe water agencies on Wawa". Inquirer.net. Retrieved June 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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