| El Carrizal Dam | |
| Location Map: | Argentina |
| Coordinates: | -33.3°N -68.7208°W |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Location: | Mendoza |
| Purpose: | Power, irrigation |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1965 |
| Opening: | 1971 |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, earth and rock-fill |
| Dam Crosses: | Tunuyán River |
| Dam Length: | 2113m (6,932feet) |
| Dam Height: | 46m (151feet) |
| Dam Width Crest: | 10m (30feet) |
| Res Capacity Total: | 462000000m2 |
| Res Surface: | 34.8km2 |
| Plant Turbines: | 2 x 8.5 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 17 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 83 Mio. kWh |
The El Carrizal Dam (in Spanish, Embalse El Carrizal) is a dam on the upper-middle course of the Tunuyán River, in the center-north of the province of Mendoza, Argentina upstream from the city of Rivadavia. Its reservoir measures about 15×, and its maximum water level stands at above the sea, covering an area of . It has a maximum volume of .[1]
The dam is used to regulate the flow of the Tunuyán River, which comes from glacial sources in the Andes, and to irrigate the otherwise arid region. The reservoir is a tourist attraction and is employed for fishing, windsurfing, sailing, etc., while its shores feature camping sites and other lodging facilities.
The waters of the dam feed a hydroelectric power station, which was built in 1971 and has an installed power generation capacity of .[1]