Embalse de Mequinenza

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Embalse de Mequinenza
(Mar de Aragón)
The dam
The dam
Location: SpainSpain Spain
region of Aragon
Tributaries: Ebro , Río Guadalope
Drain: Ebro
Larger places on the shore: Caspe
Larger places nearby: Mequinenza
Embalse de Mequinenza (Mar de Aragón) (Aragon)
Embalse de Mequinenza (Mar de Aragón)
Coordinates 41 ° 22 '7 "  N , 0 ° 16' 23"  E Coordinates: 41 ° 22 '7 "  N , 0 ° 16' 23"  E
Data on the structure
Construction time: 1955-1964
Height above the river bed : 60 m
Height of the structure crown: 79 m
Crown length: 461 m
Power plant output: 324 MW
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 75.4 km²dep1
Reservoir length 110 kmdep1
Reservoir width 0.6 kmdep1
Storage space 1530 million m³
Catchment area 55,000 km²

Opened in 1966, the Embalse de Mequinenza (also called Mar de Aragón ) reservoir is the largest reservoir in the Spanish region of Aragon . It lies in the province of Zaragoza , but also touches the province of Huesca , and dams the Ebro river to Caspe . The reservoir is located in the municipal areas of Mequinenza in the Comarca Bajo Cinca and of Caspe and Chiprana in the Comarca Bajo Aragón-Caspe . The reservoir Pantà de Riba-roja (Embalse de Ribarroja) joins the river downstream .

history

The reservoir with Caspe in the background

The construction of the dam of Mequinenza began in 1955, the dam in 1965. During the construction of the dam, the town of Mequinenza was demolished and it was rebuilt elsewhere. Hundreds of residents emigrated, mainly to the major cities of Zaragoza and Barcelona .

fauna

The dam

The reservoir is rich in fish with stocks of carp and bleak and some predatory fish such as the European catfish , the largemouth bass , the pikeperch and the river perch . The migrating mussel has recently established itself . Gray herons , kingfisher , night heron and mallard can also be found at the lake .

tourism

The reservoir

Sport fishing is important for tourism. Water sports are represented with several marinas and landing stages.

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