Maximizing the benefits of Urra dam, Colombia

  • E. Silva-Monteil, R. Piedrahita de Leon and M. Le Blanc
  • Vol. 16 - Issue 3, 2009

The Fusegate system was used for the first time in Latin America to increase the reservoir storage capacity at the 73 m-high Urra multipurpose dam project in Colombia. Technical, environmental and economic benefits of this scheme are discussed here.

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