The Los Molinos Dam (in Spanish, ''Dique Los Molinos'') is a

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...

over the course of the Los Molinos River in the center-west of the

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of Córdoba,

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, about

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. The dam gathers the flow of a catchment basin. Its wall is high and long. The

reservoir 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 ...

has a surface area of and a volume of ; 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

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. The power station generates for the Center Region of the

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. The reservoir is bordered by Provincial Route 5. It is employed for

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(

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), swimming,

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and

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Notes

References

CordobaGlobal.com.ar

at Champaqui.com.ar.

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