Embalse de Guadalcacín is a reservoir in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. The reservoir has a capacity of 800 hm³ and a surface area of 3760 ha and is supplied by water from the Majaceite. The current dam, Guadalcacín II, is the 2nd on the lake and was built in 1995 as an emergency works project due to drought. The original dam was built in 1922.
| Embalse de Guadalcacín | |
|---|---|
 Embalse de Guadalcacín from Tajo del Águila | |
  Embalse de Guadalcacín | |
| Location | San José del Valle, Paterna de Rivera, Algar, Arcos de la Frontera |
| Coordinates | 36°39′56.39″N 5°46′5.4″W / 36.6656639°N 5.768167°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Majaceite River |
| Basin countries | Spain |
| Built | 1995 |
Inside
editInside there is a church, ermita de El Mibral and an old road restaurant[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pictures (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
External links
edit- Agencia del agua Junta de Andalucía (in Spanish)
- Reservoirs status summary (in Spanish)
- Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir (in Spanish)
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