Portugués Dam
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portugu-s-dam-265-11739233
title:
Portugués Dam
text:
The Portugués Dam is a roller-compacted concrete thick arch dam on the Portugués River, three miles (5 km) northwest of the city Ponce, in Barrio Tibes, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Construction on the dam began in April 2008, soon after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District awarded the Spanish firm Dragados USA, a division of Grupo ACS, with a $180 million contract in March 2008 to build the dam. The primary purpose of the dam is flood control; it provides flood protection for 40,000 p
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description:
Dam in Tibes, Ponce, Puerto Rico
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugu%C3%A9s_Dam
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date modified:
2023-03-27T01:19:38Z
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