Potrerillos Dam

Local nameEmbalse Potrerillos
LocationLuján de Cuyo, Argentina

Potrerillos Dam is located on the Mendoza River, in Argentina's Potrerillos Valley. The dam was built between 1999 and 2003 by a consortium consisting of Industrias Metalúrgicas Pescarmona and Cartellone to provide flood control, hydroelectricity and irrigation water. The dam cost US$ 312 million to construct. Located about 30 kilometres southwest of Mendoza, the concrete-faced rockfill dam is 116 metres high and 395 metres long, impounding the 12 km long Potrerillos Reservoir.The dam and reservoir have lost significant storage capacity due to the high silt…

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potrerillos_Dam

Address Ruta Nacional 7, Mendoza Province, Argentina

Coordinates -32°58'11.468" N -69°10'6.069" E

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