Chingaza Dam
{{Infobox dam
| name = Chingaza Dam
| image = Chingaza Reservoir watershed.jpg
| image_size = 250
| image_caption = Drainage basin of Chingaza Reservoir ([https://mghydro.com/watersheds/shared/F32DC0.html Interactive map])
| name_official = Chingaza Dam
| dam_crosses = Guatiquia River
| res_name = Chuza Reservoir
| location = Chingaza Natural National Park,
Cundinamarca,
Colombia
| operator = Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá – E.S.P. (Bogotá Water and Wastewater Company)
| dam_length =
| dam_height = {{convert|120|m|ft}}
| dam_width_base =
| construction_began =
| opening =
| coordinates = {{coord|4.571|N|73.704|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| extra =
}}
Chingaza Dam is a large dam in Colombia which supplies water to the capital city of Bogotá. The dam, on the Guatiquia River, is in the Chingaza National Park, {{convert|55|km|mi}} northeast of Bogotá. The dam is gravel fill with a concrete face. Behind the dam, the Chuza Reservoir holds {{convert|223000000|m3|e9USgal}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.ingetec.com.co/experiencia-ingles/acueducto-alcantarillado-ingles.htm |title=Ingetec S.A. Water and Wastewater Systems |accessdate=2008-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006113943/http://www.ingetec.com.co/experiencia-ingles/acueducto-alcantarillado-ingles.htm |archive-date=2007-10-06 |url-status=dead }}
Etymology
The name Chingaza comes from Chibcha and means "middle of the width".{{in lang|es}} [http://www.fomeque-cundinamarca.gov.co/apc-aa-files/39346566643665373238383830353061/F_MEQUE__CINCO_SIGLOS_DE_PROGRESO.pdf Etymology Chingaza]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
History of conflict
In January 2002, rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) damaged the dam in an act of terrorism by placing an explosive on a gate valve in one of the dam's tunnels.
{{cite web |url=http://worldwater.org/conflictchronology.pdf |title=Water Conflict Chronology |publisher=Pacific Institute, Oakland, California |accessdate=2008-12-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305051717/http://www.worldwater.org/conflictchronology.pdf |archivedate=2009-03-05 }}