| El Salto Dam | |
|---|---|
 El Salto Dam on the Guadalquivir River. | |
  Location of El Salto Dam in the autonomous community of Andalusia. | |
| Official name | Presa El Salto |
| Country | Spain |
| Location | El Carpio, Province of Córdoba |
| Coordinates | 37°58′29″N 4°29′32″W / 37.97472°N 4.49222°W |
| Purpose | Power, irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1918 |
| Opening date | 1922 |
| Owner(s) | Endesa |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Barrage |
| Impounds | Guadalquivir |
| Height (foundation) | 20.7 m (68 ft) |
| Length | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | El Carpio Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 18,000,000 m3 (15,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Normal elevation | 137.25 m (450.3 ft) |
| El Carpio Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 37°57′56″N 4°30′0″W / 37.96556°N 4.50000°W |
| Commission date | 1922 |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Hydraulic head | 19.74 m (64.8 ft) |
| Turbines | 3 Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 8.4 MW[1] |
El Salto Dam (Spanish: Presa El Salto), located on the Guadalquivir River in the municipal district of El Carpio (Province of Córdoba, Spain), comprises a dam and its corresponding hydroelectric power station.
Built for storage of water for electricity generation and irrigation, the dam is situated near the 3.3 km mark on the Pedro Abad-Adamuz highway (CO-412). Its Neo-Mudéjar design is the result of a collaboration between architect Casto Fernández Shaw and engineers Carlos Mendoza and Antonio del Águila. The Madrid-based engineering consulting firm Mengemor undertook construction of the dam between 1918 and 1922.
Since its inception, the dam has proved valuable to the local population for its contribution to the development and economic expansion of the area.
- ^ "Hydroelectric Station of El Carpio". Endesa Educa. Endesa. Retrieved 13 March 2015.