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Reservoir of Picadas

Navas del Rey, Sierra Oeste, Madrid

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Reservoir of Picadas

Nature · Navas del Rey, Sierra Oeste, Madrid

Concrete gravity dam built in 1952 in a narrow gorge of the Alberche: 59 metres high and 145 long for a reservoir of barely 15 hm³ and 92 hectares, used for hydroelectric production, irrigation and water supply.

Photo: Paconi (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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