Wawa Dam
Wawa Dam, also known as Montalban Dam, is a gravity dam constructed over the Marikina River in the municipality of Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines. The slightly arched dam is situated in the 360-metre high Montalban Gorge or Wawa Gorge, a water gap in the Sierra Madre Mountains east of Metro Manila.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 metres (390 feet)
- …dates from 1909
- …stands 13 metres (43 feet) tall
- Description: dam in Montalban Gorge, Rodriguez, Rizal
- Also known as“Lower Wawa Dam”“Montalban Dam”“Old Wawa Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pamitinan Cave and Pamitinan Protected Landscape.
Pamitinan Cave
Cave
Pamitinan Cave is a limestone cave in the foothills… Pamitinan Cave is situated 340 metres northwest of Wawa Dam.
Pamitinan Protected Landscape
Nature reserve
The Pamitinan Protected Landscape is a Philippine…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rodriguez and San Mateo.
Bagong Silangan
Quarter
Bagong Silangan is a barangay located in the 2nd district of Quezon City, Philippines. Bagong Silangan is situated 9 km west of Wawa Dam.
Wawa Dam
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Latitude
14.7281° or 14° 43′ 41″ north
Longitude
121.19166° or 121° 11′ 30″ east
Open location code
7Q63P5HR+6M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tagalog—“Wawa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wawa Dam”
- Central Bikol: “Dam nin Wawa”
- Filipino: “Wawa Dam”
- Persian: “سد واوا”
- Tagalog: “Dike ng Wawa”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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Rizal: Highlights
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