▁for ▁ 7 0   percent ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁water ▁volume . ▁ ▁The ▁upper ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁turns ▁south ▁and ▁then ▁back ▁north , ▁and ▁becomes ▁ent rench ed ▁within ▁the ▁deep , ▁narrow ▁Agu a ▁del ▁Tor o ▁C any on , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁dam med ▁to ▁produce ▁hydro elect ric ity ▁by ▁the ▁Agu a ▁del ▁Tor o ▁Dam , ▁at ▁about ▁ 6 9 ° ▁W , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁kilometres ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁Los ▁Rey unos ▁Dam . ▁T ogether ▁these ▁two ▁power ▁stations ▁generate ▁ 5 0 0 ▁M W . ▁ ▁Upon ▁reaching ▁the ▁plain , ▁the ▁Diam ante ▁los es ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁volume ▁through ▁in fil tr ation ▁and ▁ev ap oration . ▁It ▁turns ▁in ▁a ▁gentle ▁arc , ▁passing ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁San ▁Rafael , ▁in ▁the ▁ge ographical ▁center ▁of ▁M endo za , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁ir rig ation ▁( t ogether ▁with ▁the ▁At uel ▁River ). ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁river ▁spl its ▁in ▁multiple ▁branches ▁shortly ▁before ▁reaching ▁the ▁Des agu ad ero ▁( here ▁called ▁Sal ado ), ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁San ▁Luis . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁M endo za ▁Inform a . ▁Río ▁Diam ante . ▁ ▁Ge ografía ▁de ▁M endo za . ▁ ▁A ▁la ▁Ni ña ▁Sum mit . ▁Some ▁Effect s ▁of ▁La ▁Ni ña ▁on ▁Summer ▁Rain fall , ▁Water ▁Resources ▁and ▁Cro ps ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁Category : R ivers