Marugo Dam

Marugo Dam is an irrigation dam and reservoir located in Barangay San Julian, Tapaz, in inland Capiz Province on Panay Island, Philippines. Built to store and supply irrigation water for agricultural lands in Tapaz and neighboring areas, it impounds a lake surrounded by rolling hills and vegetation. The site is known for its tranquil rural setting and scenic views, and functions as a local leisure and sightseeing destination for visitors from Tapaz town and Roxas City.

Visitors can expect a rural earthfill dam impounding a calm reservoir lake set among low hills, farmland and vegetation. The area offers open views of the water and surrounding countryside, with accessible embankment areas and informal picnic spots. Visitors typically walk along the dam crest and lakeside, take photographs of the landscape, and enjoy quiet nature viewing. Facilities are basic and the setting is tranquil with limited commercial development.

Developed as an irrigation infrastructure project to support rice farming in Tapaz and adjacent municipalities in Capiz, the dam created the Marugo reservoir that provides irrigation water for agricultural lands in the area.