Porce III Dam
The Porce III Dam is an embankment dam on the Porce River 90 kilometres northeast of Medellín in Antioquia Department, Colombia. The dam was constructed between 2004 and 2011 for the primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amalfi.
Amalfi
Town
Amalfi is a town and municipality of the Colombian… Amalfi is situated 8 km southeast of Porce III Dam.
Porce III Dam
- Type: Dam
- Also known as: “hydro power station” and “Represa Porce III”
- Categories: embankment dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Amalfi, Antioquia, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
6.93932° or 6° 56′ 22″ north
Longitude
-75.13902° or 75° 8′ 21″ west
Height
148 metres (486 feet)
Open location code
67R6WVQ6+P9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Porce III Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique Porce III”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique Porce III”
- German: “Porce III”
- German: “Talsperre Porce III”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Porce III-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Porce III-demningen”
- Persian: “سد پورتسه سوم”
- Spanish: “central hidroeléctrica Porce III”
- Spanish: “Central hidroeléctrica Porce III”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Порсе 3”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: CAVERNA DE MÁQUINAS and Porce III.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Roble El and Playa Dura Pp 3.
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Worth a closer look: Medellín and Santa Fe de Antioquia.
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