Rapel Dam is an arch dam on the Rapel River about north of La Estrella in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region , Chile . The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 377 MW power station . The dam was completed in 1968 and is owned by Endesa . It creates the largest reservoir in Chile with a capacity of . The dam withstood the 7.5 Mw 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake with only minor damage . It was centered from the dam
1985 Rapel Lake earthquake
1985 Rapel Lake earthquake
Rapel Dam