Shasta Dam only by Hoover Dam on the Colorado – as well as the highest man-made structure in California. It was also the second most massive concrete dam measured by volume, exceeded only by Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in Washington. An anonymous workman reportedly said, "Old Shasta's about the secondest dam there is." When the dam was completed, chief engineer Frank Crowe is known to have declared, "Look at that Shasta Dam. That dam will stand there forever holding back the river. And that powerhouse will keep right on turning out juice until somebody discovers how to make power
Puclaro Dam 3,800 m³/s). The upstream concrete face varies in thickness from 0.45 m to 0.30 m. Puclaro dam is founded on very pervious alluvial foundations more than 100 m deep. Puclaro Dam Puclaro is an artificial lake created by a dam on the Elqui River, 40 km east of the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region and 500 km north of Santiago. Regular strong winds make the lake a popular place for kitesurfing. Its purpose is to improve the irrigation of 21,000 ha of farmland in the Elqui valley. Puclaro Dam is an 83 m tall and 640 m long concrete