Campo Alegre (Salta)
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| Coordinates | 24 ° 33 ′ 38 ″ S , 65 ° 22 ′ 6 ″ W | ||||||||||
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| Height above the river bed : | 38 m | ||||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 1400 m | ||||||||||
| Water surface | 3.22 km² | ||||||||||
The Campo Alegre is a reservoir on the Ruta Nacional 9 , 5 km north of the place La Caldera in the province of Salta in Argentina. It lies at an altitude of 1400 m , has a surface of 322 hectares and is up to 38 m deep. The dam was built in the early 1970s within a construction period of six years.
The dammed water is used to irrigate the surrounding fields and to supply drinking water to the city of Salta, 30 km away . The lake is also a destination for sailors and anglers. In the lake there are earfish ( Atherinopsidae ), trout , catfish and sardines . In 1994, the southeast slope of the dam was declared a nature reserve for flora and fauna.