San Andrés de los Tacones Reservoir

San Andrés de los Tacones Reservoir (Spanish: Embalse de San Andrés de los Tacones) is a reservoir in Asturias, Spain across the Aboño River. It is located between the parishes of San Andrés de los Tacones and Serín, in the municipality of Gijón.

San Andrés de los Tacones Reservoir
View of the dam
San Andrés de los Tacones Reservoir is located in Asturias
San Andrés de los Tacones Reservoir
Location of the reservoir in Asturias
CountrySpain
LocationSan Andrés de los Tacones, Gijón, Asturias
Coordinates43°30′12″N 5°45′17″W / 43.50333°N 5.75472°W / 43.50333; -5.75472
Opening date1964
Owner(s)Arcelor
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsAboño River
Height22 m (72 ft)
Length434 m (1,424 ft)
Dam volume199,000 m3 (260,000 cu yd)
Spillways1 main
Spillway typeFloodgate
Spillway capacity185 m3/s (6,500 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesEmbalse de Trasona
Total capacity4.1 hm3 (3,300 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Surface area60 ha (150 acres)
Reservoir of San Andrés de los Tacones

The reservoir, next to the Autovía A-66, is property of Arcelor and its construction was finished in 1964 with the aim of supply water to the steel plant located in Gijón.[1]

In 2002, the City Hall of the municipality decided to open in the reservoir the first bird observatory of the city.

The reservoir is supplied by river Aboño.

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