Entrepeñas is a reservoir located on the Tagus River in the Alcarria Baja region of Guadalajara, Spain. It was completed in 1956.

Apart from the Tagus, it also receives water from the Valdetrigo, Barranco Grande, Solana, and Ompólveda rivers, among others. The dam structure is situated next to the town of Entrepeñas, from which it took its name, between the municipal districts of Sacedón and Auñón.

Entrepeñas Reservoir

The towns of Auñón, Durón, Pareja, and Sacedón are located on the banks of the reservoir, as are the residential areas of Las Anclas, Las Brisas, Peñalagos, and El Paraiso. Entrepeñas forms part of the so-called Sea of Castile (Spanish: Mar de Castilla), together with the reservoirs of Buendía, Bolarque, Zorita, Almoguera, and Estremera.

Entrepeñas Reservoir

The surface area of the reservoir measures , and it can hold a total of .

Entrepeñas Reservoir

In conjunction with the Buendía Reservoir, it supplies the Tagus-Segura Water Transfer.

See also

List of dams and reservoirs in Spain

References

Reservoirs in Castilla–La Mancha

Dams in Spain

Tagus basin

Dams on the Tagus

Dams completed in 1956