CHILE.
Rapel Hydroelectric Plant.
Lake, river and dam of Rapel.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 18.11.1969.
Face value: 0.40 Chilean escudo.
Printing: Lithography.
Printed by Casa de Moneda de Chile.
Catalogues
- Scott No. 377.
- StampWorld No. 682.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 336.
The Rapel Dam, 112 m (367 feet) high and 350 m (1,150 feet) long, retains the waters of the Rapel River about 19 km (12 miles) north of La Estrella, in the Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins Region. Its construction began in 1956 and ended in 1968. It creates the largest artificial lake in Chile with a capacity of 700,000,000 m3 (567,499 ft3). Besides the Rapel river, the Cachapoal, Tinguiririca rivers also feed the lake. In December 2013 the shore of the lake was declared an Area of Tourist Interest.
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