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The Xacbal Dam (Spanish: Planta Hidroeléctrica Xacbal) is a reinforced concrete gravity dam and power plant spanning the Xacbal River in the municipality of Chajul Guatemala. A 10.35 m high dam diverts the river’s water flow to a sand filter and on through an open conduction channel to a daily regulation reservoir located outside the river channel. A 4.7 km conduction tunnel with at diameter of 4.65 m directs the water through a 615 m long pressure pipe (diameter 3.55 m) to the power house.