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Caliraya Dam is an embankment dam located in the town of Lumban province of Laguna, in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range of the Philippines.The reservoir created by the dam, Lake Caliraya, initially supplied one of the oldest hydroelectric plants in the Philippines, and later became a popular recreational area for numerous water sports and fishing.
Lake Caliraya was created after the construction of Caliraya Dam, an embankment dam started in 1939 by US Army Corps of Engineers Chief in the Philippines, Lieutenant Colonel (later Major General) Hugh J. Casey, with the approval of Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon.
Caliraya Dam is an embankment dam located in the town of Lumban province of Laguna, in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range of the Philippines. The reservoir created by the dam, Lake Caliraya, initially supplied one of the oldest hydroelectric plants in the Philippines, and later became a recreational area for water sports and fishing.
The lake was created when Lumot Dam, an embankment dam, was constructed damming the Lumot River, creating an auxiliary water reservoir for Lake Caliraya as part of the Kalayaan Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Plant. [1] The waters between the two lakes are conveyed by a 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) penstock. [2]
Lumot Dam in 2013. Lumot River Dam is an embankment dam located between the towns of Cavinti and Lumban, in the province of Laguna, Philippines.The dam was constructed across Lumot River creating a reservoir now known as Lumot Lake or Sierra Lake.
The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border. The project will remove four dams on the Klamath River. The project is part of a larger ...
The Caliraya Falls Reserve covered 5,892.22 hectares (22.7500 sq mi) and was initially set aside for the development of water power from the falls of the Caliraya River. [1] Executive Order No. 65 by Governor-General William Cameron Forbes in 1913 reduced its size to 2,019.34 hectares (20,193,400 m 2). [2]
The dam was described as in “fair” condition in a March 2023 inspection, the inventory said. The town of Lake Lure has been trying to replace the aging dam. As of June 2023, ...