Canales dam
| Embalse de Canales | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 9 '33 " N , 3 ° 28' 46" W | ||||||||||
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| Lock type: | Dam made of rubble | ||||||||||
| Construction time: | 1975-1989 | ||||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 157.5 m | ||||||||||
| Building volume: | 7.25 million m³ | ||||||||||
| Crown length: | 340 m | ||||||||||
| Power plant output: | 8.5 MW | ||||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||||
| Water surface | 1.56 km² | ||||||||||
The Canales Dam (Embalse de Canales, Canales Reservoir) is a reservoir on the Genil River in the Spanish Sierra Nevada near Güéjar Sierra , Granada province , Andalusia .
The barrier structure is a 157.5 m high and 340 m long stone embankment dam . The reservoir is 71 million cubic meters in size and covers an area of 1.56 km².
See also
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
- List of dams in the world
Web links
Commons : Embalse de Canales - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Embalses.net filling levels of Spanish reservoirs (Spanish)