Poechos Reservoir
Poechos Reservoir is a middle-sized reservoir on Peru's Chira River in the border area between Peru and Ecuador. Its purpose is to improve the accumulation of water stocks in the upper part of Peru's Chira basin by flood control, irrigation, drainage and electricity generation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alfredobi, Public domain.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in Peru
- Also known as: “Embalse Poechos” and “Reservorio Poechos”
Poechos Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Piura, Peru, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Poechos Reservoir” goes by many names.
- German: “Poechos”
- Russian: “Поэчос”
- Spanish: “Poechos”
- Spanish: “Reservorio de Poechos”
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