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Arroyito Dam
The Arroyito Dam is the fifth of five dams on the Limay River in northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the Comahue region), approximately at , 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 m, 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 Chocon, located upstream.
The reservoir has an area of 38.6 km and a volume of 300 million m. Its depth is 7.7 m on average .
References
InterTourNet. Embalse Arroyito.
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