Presa De Montejaque
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Presa de Montejaque was a
reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
in the
province of Málaga The province of Málaga ( ) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and by the provinces of Cádiz to the west, Seville to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and Granada to the east. The province ...
,
Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
,
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. It is also known as "Presa del Hundidero" and "Presa de los Caballeros"


River

Le reservoir gets water from Gaduares river.


Construction

The preliminary studies to build the wall started in 1917, and the project was abandoned in 1947, unable to keep water inside the wallsLa presa fantasma de Montejaque
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See also

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List of reservoirs and dams in Andalusia This is a list of dams and reservoirs in Andalusia, Spain. Almería Cádiz Córdoba Granada Huelva * Embalse de Aracena * Embalse de Zufre * Embalse de Andévalo * Embalse del Chanza * Embalse de Corumbel Bajo * Embalse de ...


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Pictures of the path inside the reservoir
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