El Cajón Dam

El Cajón Dam

The El Cajón Dam (in Spanish, "Dique El Cajón") is a dam in the center-west of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, near Capilla del Monte, at coord|30|51|S|64|33|W|. It is built on the course of the Dolores River, at about 910 m above mean sea level. The wall of the dam is 39 m tall, and creates an artificial lake with a surface area of 1.45–1.8 km² and a volume of 8 million m³.

El Cajón is made of concrete and lies on granitic terrain. It was built between 1987 and 1993. It is employed as a reservoir of fresh water, to regulate the flow of the river, for fishing (carp and silverside), sailing, canoeing, and windsurfing.

References

* [http://web2.cba.gov.ar/obraspublicas/obras_publicas/agua_saneamiento/presas_y_azudes/mi_el_cajon.htm "Dique El Cajón"] at the official website of Córdoba Province.
* [http://www.enjoy-argentina.org/argentina/cordoba-la-punilla-capilla-del-monte.php Enjoy Argentina] — Touristic information.


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