Embalse El Yeso

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lake_name = El Yeso
image_lake = Embalse El Yeso.jpg
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type = reservoir
inflow = Yeso River
outflow = Yeso River
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basin_countries = Chile
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elevation = 2,568 [Google Earth elevation for coordinates. Retrieved on July 17, 2007.]
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reference = Earth Info, "earth-info.nga.mil" webpage: [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html] .]

Embalse El Yeso is a reservoir located in the Andes, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. It is formed by the damming of Yeso River, part of Maipo River basin. The reservoir has a capacity of 250,000,000 m³. [http://www.sinia.cl/1292/articles-31018_Maipo.pdf Cuenca del río Maipo] ]

El Yeso reservoir, along with the nearby Laguna Negra, are a major source of drinking water for Santiago.

Its turquoise waters are suitable for fishing and windsurfing.

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