Potrerillos Dam
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| Opened | 1998 |
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| Provinces | Mendoza Province |
| Create | Potrerillos |
| Spillway capacity | 1,800 m3/s (63,566 cu ft/s) |
| Total capacity | 420,000 dam3 (340,500 acre⋅ft) |
| Installed capacity | Cacheuta |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2154247 |
About Potrerillos Dam
Potrerillos Dam is located on the Mendoza River, in Argentina's Potrerillos Valley. The dam was built between 1999 and 2003 by a consortium consisting of Industrias Metalúrgicas Pescarmona and Cartellone to provide flood control, hydroelectricity and irrigation water. The dam cost US$ 312 million to construct.
