| Bao-Tavera Dams | |
| Name Official: | Complejo Tavera-Bao |
| Location Map: | Dominican Republic |
| Coordinates: | 19.3104°N -70.7437°W |
| Country: | Dominican Republic |
| Location: | Santiago, Santiago Province |
| Purpose: | Power, municipal water, irrigation |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1969 |
| Opening: | Bao: Tavera: |
| Owner: | Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, earth-fill |
| Dam Crosses: | Bao: Bao River Tavera: Yaque del Norte |
| Dam Length: | Bao: 425m (1,394feet) |
| Dam Height: | Bao: 113m (371feet) Tavera: 82m (269feet) |
| Dam Volume: | Bao: 2380152m2 Tavera: 1700000m2 |
| Spillway Count: | 1 |
| Spillway Type: | Controlled chute, six radial gates |
| Spillway Capacity: | Tavera: 6860m3/s |
| Res Capacity Total: | Bao: 280000000m2 Tavera: 170000000m2 |
| Res Catchment: | 785km2 |
| Res Surface: | Bao: 5.8km2 Tavera: 4.5km2 |
| Plant Name: | Tavera Hydroelectric Station |
| Plant Coordinates: | 19.325°N -70.7367°W |
| Plant Commission: | 1992 |
| Plant Turbines: | 2 x 48 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 96 MW |
The Bao-Tavera Dam Complex refers to two earth-filled embankment dams located about 15km (09miles) south of Santiago in Santiago Province of the Dominican Republic. The Bao Dam on the Bao River is 113m (371feet) and withholds a reservoir with a maximum storage capacity of 280000000m2. It is the second tallest dam in the country behind the Monción Dam. The Tavera Dam, about 8km (05miles) east of Bao Dam, on the river Yaque del Norte is 82m (269feet) high and has a reservoir with a capacity of 170000000m2. A 1.5km (00.9miles) canal connects each reservoir, making them a complex. The purpose of the complex is to provide municipal water, water for irrigation and to generate hydroelectric power. Water from the Tavera Reservoir is piped downstream to the Tavera Hydroelectric Plant which is situated on the right bank of the Bao River before it meets the Yaque del Norte River. The power station contains two 48 MW Francis turbine-generators for an installed capacity of 96 MW. Construction on the Tavera Dam began in September 1969 and it was completed on 27 September 1973. The Bao Dam was completed in 1981. The power station was upgraded from 80 MW to 96 MW in 1992.[1] [2] [3]