Berny's photos with the keyword: Ruta 173

The hydro power plant "Nihuil I" opened in 1947. The reservoir has an area of 96 km² and a capacity of 384 Mio. m³ of water. The power station is situated 6 km downstream and has an average annual energy production of about 400 GWh and a power of 74.2 MW. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

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Driving upstream on Ruta Provincial 173, with the brave Kangoo, a very remote road along the Atuel Canyon. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Driving on Ruta Provincial 173 along the wonderful valley of Rio Atuel. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Driving south on Ruta Provincial 173 along Rio Atuel, south of San Rafael, Province Mendoza. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

The hydro power complex is called "Nihuil IV". The reservoir has an area of about 5 km² and a volume of 168 Mio. m³ of water. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

The concrete dam "Presa Valle Grande" backs up the reservoir "Embalse Valle Grande" (Rio Atuel). The dam is 115 m tall, the crest is 300 m long, the flood spillway has a capacity of 512 m³/s. The hydro power plant "Nihuil IV" opened in 1997. - If the spillway goes in operation, the camping site is not recommendable ;-) - scanned slide, Minolta X700

The hydro power complex is called "Nihuil IV". The reservoir has an area of about 5 km² and a volume of 168 Mio. m³ of water. - Departamento San Rafael, Province Mendoza, Argentina. We are now at about a third of the trip from Salta all the way south to Ushuaia. - scanned slide, Minolta X700, Fujichrome 100