San Roque Dam, Philippines

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Year: 2003. Lenght: 1 200 m . Height: 200 m.

San Roque Dam in the Philippines is one of the biggest rock-filled dams in the world. It is placed on the Arno River. This dam is in a list of 20 largest dams of the planet. Its high is 200 meter and width – 1 200 meters. The dam composes a large artificial lake, which area is about 12 000 square meters.

Year by year the lake engorges with water during the rainy season. Then this water is used not only for electricity output but also for irrigation of the nearby fields. The dam was finished in 2003 and now its water is enough for all year-round irrigation of 700 square meters area.

Earlier it was quite difficult for locals to service the agricultural crops. The Philippines climate is quite drought. During this time, it is very hard to maintain the necessary moisture level on fields. When the dam has appeared there, everything changed. Now regions have water all year long and are protected from the flooding. Even more, the quality of water has improved.

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Useful staff nearby

ATM bankomat: 'Queenbank - Urdaneta Branch' located in 22 km (

check the route on the map).

Car rental office: 'Charles Rent a Car' is located in 23 km (

on the map).

Fuel station: 'Caltex Porac' in 16 km

Supermarket: 'Jellen's Bake Shoppe (Main Branch - Tayug, Pangasinan)' in 14 km

Parking: 'Parking Area' in 19 km

Apotheek: 'St Joseph Drug' in 14 km

Police station: 'San Manuel Police Station' in 9 km

Cafe/restaurant: 'Descargar Restuarant' in 6.33 km

Railway station: 'PNR San Fabian Station' in 29 km

Nearest airports:
» Loakan Airport BAG - in 26 km

» Ninoy Aquino Airport MNL - in 185 km

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AIM Conference Center Baguio

Located in 29 km from San Roque Dam
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Rooms: 28

Situated along Loakan Road, AIM Conference Centre Baguio is only a 2-minute walk from Camp John Hay Golf Course. Mansion House is 3 km away and Mines … More: photo, rates and booking

Summer Place Hotel

Located in 30 km from San Roque Dam
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Rooms: 62

The hotel is conveniently a 7-minute drive to Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary and the popular Camp John Hay. The well-known Session Road of Baguio … More: photo, rates and booking

NYC Manhattan Suites

Located in 31 km from San Roque Dam
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Rooms: 21

Featuring a terrace with city views, fan-cooled rooms are fitted with tiled flooring, a wardrobe and a flat-screen TV with cable channels. Rooms come … More: photo, rates and booking

Paiko Resort

Located in 48 km from San Roque Dam
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Rooms: 21

Guests can go fishing, play a game of minigolf or indulge in a massage at the spa. The resort also provides karaoke and barbecue facilities. … More: photo, rates and booking

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