page_title: Bustos Dam
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bustos Dam / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Historical Marker: Rehabilitation of Apron at Bustos (Angat Afterbay Regulator) Dam.
context_page_description: Bustos Dam also known as Angat Afterbay Regulator Dam is a small irrigation dam at Bustos, Bulacan is often mistaken by the locals as Angat Dam since it is located close to the nearby town of Angat. The project is located at Barangay Tibagan, Bustos, Bulacan, served by the Angat River. The main dam is about 18 meters above sea level. Among the 2.5-meter high, six-span dam's main features are easily deflatable and inflatable rubber body, resistance to sedimentation, economical and having auto-deflation system.
context_section_description: Built in 1926, 50 kilometers upstream from the Bustos Dam as a fixed type river weir without gates, the AARD,  Angat Afterbay Regulator Dam (commonly known as Bustos Dam) is the longest rubber dam in Asia at 79 meters and the second largest in the world. It has coordinates of 14°57'25"N 120°57'15"E serving nearby cities: Real, Quezon, Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal, Antipolo City, Rizal.
  In 1967, steel sector gates were installed on top of the regulator dam for the purpose of generating irrigation water, power supply and domestic water supply.
caption: Historical marker: Rehabilitation of Apron at the Dam.
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