Potrero de los Funes Dam

Potrero de los Funes
Potrero de los Funes
Location	Potrero de los Funes, La Capital Department, San Luis Province  Argentina
Coordinates	33°13′49″S 66°13′57″W / 33.23028°S 66.23250°W / -33.23028; -66.23250
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Los Molles and La Bolsa streams
Primary outflows	Potrero River
Surface area	890 acres (360 ha)
Average depth	33 m (108 ft)
Surface elevation	3,970 ft (1,210 m)
Settlements	Potrero de los Funes

Lake Potrero de los Funes (Embalse Potrero de los Funes) is a reservoir 18 km (11 mi) northeast of San Luis, Argentina.

Overview

The site, originally located in a corral belonging to the prominent Funes family of San Luis, was first dammed in 1860. The original levee, one of the first of its kind in South America, was destroyed by the torrential flooding common to riverbanks in the Dry Pampas region, and was rebuilt in 1876. The present reservoir, planned for the growing water supply needs of the nearby provincial capital, was inaugurated in 1927.

Populated with carp and silverside species, the lake became popular recreational fishing and camping grounds in subsequent decades, and the homonymous town, located north of the lake, grew around the resulting tourism industry; the Hotel Potrero de los Funes, a four star, 97 room facility, is the most important of the area's numerous lodges. The surrounding Potrero de los Funes Circuit, a 6.25 km (3.9 mi) track, was inaugurated in 2008, and hosts local Formula Renault, TC2000 and FIA GT Championships, among others.

External links

• Potrero de los Funes. Turismo (in Spanish)
• Hotel Potrero de los Funes

This page was last edited on 19 November 2020, at 15:15