Embalse, Argentina

Embalse is a city in the center-west of the province of Córdoba [Province (Argentina)|Córdoba], Argentina, located within the Calamuchita Valley, 119 km south-southwest from Córdoba City. The municipality has 15,000 inhabitants as per the, though unofficial counts including the neighboring areas give a population of over 30,000, which grows by several thousands during the tourist high season.
The word embalse means "reservoir" in Spanish. Embalse is located along the eastern shore of a large reservoir produced by the damming of the Río Tercero. The dam was inaugurated in 1930; it is 58 m high and 125 m long, with a maximum capacity of 730 million m³. The reservoir has an area of 58 km² and is employed for fishing, irrigation and the production of hydroelectricity, as well as water sports. On the southern shore lies the Embalse [nuclear power plant], one of the two operational nuclear plants of Argentina.
The area is of major touristic importance. Accordingly, Embalse has 7 hotels and many smaller accommodation facilities, and a casino.