Official name Dique El Cajón Opening date 1993 Height 39 m (128 ft) Construction cost 800 million USD | Impounds Dolores River Opened 1993 Construction began 1987 | |
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Total capacity 8,000,000 m (280,000,000 cu ft) Hours Closed now Tuesday9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PMSaturday9AM–6PMSunday9AM–6PMMonday9AM–6PM Province Córdoba Province, Argentina Similar Uritorco, El Zapato, Punilla Valley, Parque Temático y Paseo Cu, Los Molinos Dam | ||
The El Cajón Dam (Spanish: Dique El Cajón) is a dam in Córdoba, Argentina, near Capilla del Monte. It is built on the course of the Dolores River, at about 910 m (2,986 ft) MSL. The wall of the dam is 39 m (128 ft) tall, and creates a reservoir with a surface area of 1.45–1.8 km2 (0.6–0.7 sq mi) and a volume of 8,000,000 m3 (280,000,000 cu ft).
El Cajón was built between 1987 and 1993. It is made of concrete and lies on granite terrain. The dam is used as a reservoir of fresh water, to regulate the flow of the river, for fishing (carp and silverside), sailing, canoeing, and windsurfing. The dam cost a total of approximately US$800 million to construct.
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