Los Caracoles Dam
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
(Redirected from Caracoles Dam)
| Los Caracoles Dam | |
|---|---|
| File:Embalse y dique Los Caracoles, San Juan.jpg
Upstream face of the dam
|
|
 Location of Los Caracoles Dam in Argentina
|
|
| Country | Argentina |
| Location | San Juan, San Juan Province |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Purpose | Irrigation, power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2004 |
| Opening date | 2009 |
| Owner(s) | Energia Provincial Sociedad del Estado SA |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Impounds | San Juan River |
| Height | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Length | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 565,000,000 m3 (458,000 acre·ft) |
| Surface area | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Max. length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 2009 |
| Hydraulic head | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Turbines | 2 x 63 MW (84,000 hp) Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 126 MW (169,000 hp) |
The Lost Caracoles Dam, or Caracoles Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the San Juan River about 44 kilometres (27 mi) west of San Juan in San Juan Province, Argentina. The purpose of the dam is to provide water for irrigation and the generation of hydroelectric power. The 136-metre (446 ft) tall dam supports a 126 megawatts (169,000 hp) power station and together with the Punta Negra Dam downstream, it provides for the irrigation of 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres). Construction began in 2004 and the dam and power station were completed in 2009.[1][2]
See also
- Ullum Dam – downstream of Punta Negra
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caracoles Dam. |
