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was built and Wawa was abandoned in 1968. Due to insufficiency of water supply for Metro Manila, there was a strong clamor to reuse the dam. The dam and surrounding area is currently protected as part of the
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Construction of the dam began in 1904, and it became operational in 1909, during the
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is situated in the 360-metre (1,180 ft) high Montalban Gorge or Wawa Gorge, a
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This article about a building or structure in the Philippines is a
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is undertaken by the Prime Infra and WawaJVCo contructors. The
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of the PhP26.5 billion Upper Wawa Dam project, in San Rafael,
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Wawa Dam used to be the only source of water for Manila until
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Planned, proposed, and under construction systems are in
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saw the opposing sides in a seesaw battle along the
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Wawa Dam is located in Luzon
Wawa Dam is located in Philippines
Philippines
Rodriguez
Rizal
14°43′40″N 121°11′30″E / 14.72778°N 121.19167°E / 14.72778; 121.19167
Type of dam
Arch-gravity dam
Marikina River
Spillways
Ogee crest
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System
gravity dam
Marikina River
municipality
Rodriguez, Rizal
Philippines
slightly arched dam
water gap
Sierra Madre Mountains
Manila

American colonial era
Manila
World War II
US Army's
XI Corps
Imperial Japanese Army
Shimbu Group

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