Pantabangan Dam
| Pantabangan Dam | |
|---|---|
Behind the dam's spillway | |
Pantabangan Dam Location in Nueva Ecija Pantabangan Dam Location in Luzon Pantabangan Dam Location in the Philippines | |
| Coordinates | 15°48′52″N 121°06′29″E / 15.81444°N 121.10806°E |
| Construction began | June 1971 |
| Opening date | February 1977 |
| Construction cost | $20.74 Million or 891.82 Million pesos (at current price) |
| Owners | National Power Corporation National Irrigation Administration |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, earth-fill |
| Impounds | Pampanga River |
| Height | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Length | 1,615 m (5,299 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Width (base) | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Dam volume | 12,000,000 cu yd (9,174,658 m3) |
| Spillways | 3 x radial gates, 1 x overflow |
| Spillway capacity | 4,200 m3/s (148,322 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Pantabangan Lake |
| Total capacity | 2,996,000,000 m3 (2,428,897 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 2,083,000,000 m3 (1,688,716 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 853 km2 (329 mi2) |
| Surface area | 69.62 km2 (27 mi2) (max) |
| Normal elevation | 230 m (755 ft) (max) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1974 |
| Turbines | 2 x 60 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 100 MW |
| Capacity factor | 90% |
| Annual generation | 232,000,000 kWh |
Pantabangan Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Pampanga River located in Pantabangan in Nueva Ecija province of the Philippines. The multi-purpose dam provides water for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation while its reservoir, Pantabangan Lake, affords flood control. The reservoir is considered one of the largest in Southeast Asia and also one of the cleanest in the Philippines. Construction on the dam began in 1971 and it was completed in 1977.