San Roque Dam
dam, Córdoba, Argentina
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The San Roque Dam is one of South America's earliest large dams, built on the Primero River in Córdoba, Argentina, in 1866. This dam impounds water, creating a lake that supplies Córdoba city with water. It also irrigates surrounding orchards and grain fields, and generates hydroelectric power for local factories. The dam has since been improved.1
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