Del Rio Dam Tenerife - October 2022

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Newage

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Hi All
Day 2 full on trip.

The Del Rio dam is way up in the hills to the south east of Tenerife, construction started in the early 20C this went right up until the 1960`s,
the dam, which is about 54 meters high and 113 meters long, was never put into operation.
Looking on a website about this location it said you need a proper 4x4 to get there (Hold my beer) wait till the end.
I was very amazed when I got to the base of the dam that you can get inside and look through all 3 levels.

Pictures......
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Oh yummy a dark hole in to a derelict dam.
How inviting on a roasting day.
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Down the first set of stairs and in to the second level.
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Looking down the last set of steps to the bottom level.
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Right down in the bottom level some of the pipes and pump equipment still exists.
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Right there you go folks, thanks for looking and as normal all and any comments are most welcome, there are loads more pictures on my Flicker site these
include all the surface building and some of the surface equipment, click the link below to get to my FlickR site.

FlickeR Del Rio dam album

Cheers Newage

Wait - there`s more.
So from just off the main road where "normal" people park then walk the 2 plus miles to the dam, I thought F*** that - hold my beer after all it`s a bloody
hire car, I made it to within 200m to the surface building.

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Cool pics. Beautiful scenic and rugged landscapes. I've read that it was abandoned when they couldn't stop it from leaking water through the volcanic fissures. Nice find.
 
I can't see the local council wanting to demolish this dam, as another Tenerife council wants to waste/spend a fortune on getting rid of the part built Hotel Anaza apartment block.
 
Nice, the ones I see in Wales have water running through them so you never see what it is like inside. SO did the clutch burn out by the time you got there or the exhaust come off
 
Nice, the ones I see in Wales have water running through them so you never see what it is like inside. SO did the clutch burn out by the time you got there or the exhaust come off
It was a bit hairy, the shot of the hire car is after I turned it round, 200m to go but the road just stopped being a road.
a few scratches but other than that all good.
 
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