Chingaza Dam

Chingaza Dam
Drainage basin of Chingaza Reservoir (Interactive map)
Official nameChingaza Dam
LocationChingaza Natural National Park,
Cundinamarca,
Colombia
Coordinates4°34′16″N 73°42′14″W / 4.571°N 73.704°W / 4.571; -73.704
Operator(s)Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá – E.S.P. (Bogotá Water and Wastewater Company)
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsGuatiquia River
Height120 metres (390 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesChuza Reservoir

Chingaza Dam is a large dam in Colombia which supplies water to the capital city of Bogotá. The dam, on the Guatiquia River, is in the Chingaza National Park, 55 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Bogotá. The dam is gravel fill with a concrete face. Behind the dam, the Chuza Reservoir holds 223,000,000 cubic metres (59×10^9 US gal).