The Pichi Picún Leufú Dam (in Spanish Embalse Pichi Picún Leufú) is the third of five dams on the Limay River in northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the Comahue region), near the town of Piedra del Águila.
The dam is used for the generation of hydroelectricity and for the regulation of the flow. It measures in height and in length, and is made of of loose materials. It was built by the Sweden-based multinational Skanska, and inaugurated in 2000.
The reservoir has an area of and a volume of in maximum normal conditions.
The hydroelectric plant has an installed power of and generates an annual average of . It employs three vertical-axis Kaplan turbines.
References Secretaría de Energía. República Argentina. Embalse Pichi Picún Leufú. Región Comahue. Skanska LA. Central Hidroeléctrica Pichi Picún Leufú.
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