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, Chile.

Regular strong winds make the lake a popular place for kitesurfing.

[1] Its purpose is to improve the irrigation of 21,000 ha of farmland in the Elqui valley.

The upstream concrete face varies in thickness from 0.45 m to 0.30 m.[2] Puclaro dam is founded on very pervious alluvial foundations more than 100 m deep.

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