Arroyito Dam

Arroyito Dam

The Arroyito Dam (in Spanish, "Embalse de Arroyito") is the fifth of five dams on the Limay River in northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the Comahue region), approximately at coord|39|14|S|68|40|W|, 315 m above mean sea level. It was inaugurated in 1979.

The dam is made of compacted loose materials. It has a volume of 4 million m³, measuring 37 m in height and 3,500 m in length. It is used primarily for the generation of hydroelectricity, with an installed power of 120 MW. It generates on average 560 GWh per year. It also serves as a check dam for El Chocón, located upstream.

The reservoir has an area of 38.6 km² and a volume of 300 million m³. Its depth is 7.7 m on average (maximum: 15 m).

References

* InterTourNet. [http://www.intertournet.com.ar/agua/arroyito.htm Embalse Arroyito] .
* [http://www.orsep.gov.ar/region-comahue.htm Región Comahue] .


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