dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ðə dʒˈʌntə də ˌændɐlˈuːʃə kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɐ dˈæm ɔnðə sˈaɪt əvən ˈoʊld mˈɑːɹbəl kwˈɔːɹi, ænd nˈaʊ fɔːɹ mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ðə wˈʌns ˈɛvɚflˈoʊɪŋ ɹˈiːoʊ ɡwˈɑːdɐlmˌɪnə ɪz ɐ dɹˈaɪdˌʌp ɹˈɪvɚbˌɛd.
During the late 1990s, the Junta de Andalucia constructed a dam on the site of an old marble quarry, and now for much of the year the once ever-flowing Río Guadalmina is a dried-up riverbed.