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{{Infobox lake , name = Lake As Pontes , image = Lago y pueblo de As Pontes.jpg , alt = , caption = , image_bathymetry = , pushpin_map=Spain Galicia#Spain , alt_bathymetry = , caption_bathymetry = , location = As Pontes,
A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ...
, Galicia , coords = {{coord, 43.4574, -7.9486, region:ES-GA_type:waterbody, display =inline,title , type =
artificial Artificiality (the state of being artificial or manmade) is the state of being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring naturally through processes not involving or requiring human activity. Connotations Artificiality ...
, inflow =
Eume O Eume is a comarca in the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Its capital is the municipality of Pontedeume. It contains five municipalities and 24,629 inhabitantsINE 2018 in an area of 538.7 km2. Municipalities The five municipalities ...
, outflow = , catchment = , basin_countries = Spain , agency =
Endesa Endesa, S.A. (, originally an initialism for ''Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S.A''.) is a Spanish multinational electric utility company, the largest in the country. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, ...
, date-flooded = 2008 , length = {{convert, 5, km, abbr=on , width = {{convert, 2, km, abbr=on , area = {{convert, 865, ha, abbr=on , depth = {{convert, 150, m, abbr=on , max-depth = {{convert, 206, m, abbr=on , volume = , residence_time = , shore = {{convert, 17.8, km, abbr=on , elevation = , frozen = , islands = , cities = As Pontes , reference = , module = {{Infobox mapframe , wikidata=yes , zoom=12 , coord={{WikidataCoord, display=i Lake As Pontes ( es, Lago de As Pontes, gl, Lago das Pontes) is an
artificial lake A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
in the
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of As Pontes,
Galicia (Spain) Galicia (; gl, Galicia or ; es, Galicia}; pt, Galiza) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, a ...
. The site of the lake is a former Lignite mine operated by Spanish energy company
Endesa Endesa, S.A. (, originally an initialism for ''Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S.A''.) is a Spanish multinational electric utility company, the largest in the country. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, ...
. Once filled it will be the largest lake in Spain.


See also

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List of dams and reservoirs in Spain This is a list of dams and reservoirs in Spain by administrative division. Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Basque Country Canary Islands Cantabria Castile-La Mancha * Alarcón Dam * Entrepeñas Reservoir Castile and Leà ...
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