Puclaro Dam
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| Puclaro | |
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 The dam which forms the lake is visible in the background | |
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| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Elqui River |
| Primary outflows | Elqui River |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Max. length | 5.95 km (3.70 mi) |
| Surface area | 760 ha (1,900 acres) |
| Max. depth | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Water volume | 4.63×106 m3 (3,750 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Dam | Puclaro Dam |
Puclaro is an artificial lake created by a dam on the Elqui River, 40 km east of the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region and 500 km north of Santiago, Chile. Regular strong winds make the lake a popular place for kitesurfing.[1]
Its purpose is to improve the irrigation of 21,000 ha of farmland in the Elqui valley.[2]
Dam
[edit | edit source]Puclaro Dam is an 83 m tall and 640 m long concrete face gravel fill dam with a crest altitude of 435 m. The volume of the dam is 4,630,000 m³. The dam features a spillway over the dam (maximum discharge 3,800 m³/s). The upstream concrete face varies in thickness from 0.45 m to 0.30 m.[2]
Puclaro dam is founded on very pervious alluvial foundations more than 100 m deep.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ surfspot.de: Spotinfos Puclaro (Chile) Archived 2006-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
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