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The term reservoir has various uses ...

The most popular use calls the reservoir accumulation of Water caused by obstruction in the bed of a river or stream, which totally or partially closes its channel. Meanwhile, the aforementioned obstruction can be caused by different situations, some natural: the collapse of a hillside in the narrowest part of the stream or river in question (of short duration, days, weeks and months), by the ice sheet accumulation and constructions made by beavers, semi-aquatic rodents originating in North America and Eurasia, which mostly build dams in small streams in very sparsely inhabited areas; and other artificial ones, such is the case of dams, constructions carried out by man to dam the water of a river to later be used in supply, recreation, production from electric power, among other alternatives.

On the other hand, a multi-purpose reservoir, are modern reservoirs designed precisely for various uses, among which those that consume water stand out (supply of water for individual or industrial use, irrigation and the dilution of pollutants) and uses that do not consume water (aquaculture, sport fishing, recreational activities, control of avenues (measures designed to protect certain areas from the disastrous action of floods), production of

Energy electrical.
It should be noted that the creation of a reservoir of this type may involve different organisms and groupings, including operators of tourism, national and regional organizations that are oriented to the control of avenues, defense civil, Business.

On the other hand, in the Republic Argentina, Embalse is the name of a popular tourist city, belonging to the Department of Calamuchita, in the Province From Cordoba. Reservoir is located 120 km. of Córdoba capital and it is in inhabitants, the second most populated city of the center-west of the mentioned Argentine province. Besides of huge tourist development that he has managed to achieve, stands out for being a source of electrical energy production, counting on 5 hydroelectric plants and highlighting the Embalse Nuclear Power Plant.

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