El Yeso Dam
El Yeso is a reservoir located in the Andes, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. It was formed by the damming of the Yeso River, part of the Maipo river basin. The reservoir has a capacity of 250,000,000 m³[3] and was completed in 1964.
| El Yeso | |
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 Aerial view of El Yeso (right) and Laguna Negra during the summer. | |
  El Yeso | |
| Coordinates | 33°39′S 70°04′W[1] |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Yeso River |
| Primary outflows | Yeso River |
| Basin countries | Chile |
| Surface elevation | 2,568 m (8,425 ft)[2] |
| References | [1] |
El Yeso reservoir, along with the nearby Laguna Negra, is a major source of drinking water for Santiago.
Its water has a turquoise hue and is suitable for fishing and windsurfing.
References
- Earth Info, earth-info.nga.mil webpage: "GNS: Country Files". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2010-06-27..
- Google Earth elevation for coordinates. Retrieved on July 17, 2007.
- "Cuenca del río Maipo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
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