Los Molinos Dam Explained

Los Molinos Dam
Location Map:Argentina
Coordinates:-31.8184°N -64.503°W
Country:Argentina
Location:Córdoba
Purpose:Power, water supply, flood control
Status:O
Construction Began:1948
Owner:Empresa Provincial de Energia de Cordoba (EPEC)
Dam Type:Arch
Dam Crosses:Los Molinos River
Dam Length:240m (790feet)
Dam Height:60m (200feet)
Res Capacity Total:399e6m3
Res Catchment:980km2
Res Surface:24.5km2
Plant Name:Los Molinos I
Plant Coordinates:-31.8382°N -64.4463°W
Plant Commission:1956
Plant Turbines:4 x 13MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:52MW[1]

The Los Molinos Dam (in Spanish, Dique Los Molinos) is a dam over the course of the Los Molinos River in the center-west of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, about above mean sea level.

The dam gathers the flow of a catchment basin. Its wall is high and long. The reservoir has a surface area of and a volume of 399e6m3; the maximum depth of the water is .

The dam was built between 1948 and 1953, and its primary goals are the regulation of the flow of the river and the production of hydroelectricity. The power station generates for the Center Region of the Argentine Interconnection System.

The reservoir is bordered by Provincial Route 5. It is employed for fishing (silverside), swimming, water skiing and sailing.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Los Molinos 1 and 2 . EPEC - Empresa Provincial de Energia de Cordoba . 17 May 2014 . Spanish.