Poechos Reservoir

Poechos Reservoir
Poechos Reservoir is located in Peru
Poechos Reservoir
Poechos Reservoir
Coordinates4°40′07″S 80°30′13″W / 4.66861°S 80.50361°W / -4.66861; -80.50361
Typereservoir
Catchment area14,000 m2 (150,000 sq ft)
Basin countriesPeru
Max. depth46 m (151 ft)
Water volume406,500,000 cubic metres (1.436×1010 cu ft)

Poechos Reservoir is a middle-sized reservoir on Peru's Chira River in the border area between Peru and Ecuador. Its purpose is to improve the accumulation of water stocks in the upper part of Peru's Chira basin by flood control, irrigation, drainage and electricity generation.