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Dossier #6865 · GRanD 6883

Caracoles

🇦🇷Argentina · San Juan River · Desaguadero River Basin · near Zonda

Built 2009 · Dam · data quality: Good

IrrigationHydroelectricityWater supply
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
138 m
Crest length
620 m
Reservoir capacity
585 MCM
Reservoir area
11.9 km²
Average depth
49.2 m
Catchment
24,298 km²
Avg discharge
44,210 L/s
Elevation
1,005 masl
Degree of regulation
42 %

Provenance

Record 6865 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: -31.5187, -68.9836.