POECHOS DAM

1. LOCATION
The Poechos Reservoir is a dam located in theChira River, Peru in the border area
between Peru and Ecuador. Its goal is to improve the accumulation of water reserves in the
upper part of the Chira basin in Peru for flood control, irrigation, the
drainage and electricity generation.
The Poechos reservoir is located in the northernmost part of Peru, about 50 km north of
Piura, the capital of the Piura Region. It is located at an altitude of 98 m in the Lancones.
district of the province of Sullana, about 30 km from the border with Ecuador.
2. COMPONENTS

Poechos Dam, with a capacity of 885 MMC at the maximum operating level.
normal at the elevation of 103 m OLSA. The Poechos dam and its reservoir began their
operation in the year 1976.
Daniel Escobar Diversion Canal, 54.00 km long and with a flow rate of 70.00 m3/s.
maximum capacity, for the diversion of the waters from the Chira River to the Pura River, intended for
supply water for irrigation to the agricultural areas of the left bank of the river
Chira between Poechos and the city of Sullana of approximately 4,100 hectares.
Párales Canal of 8.00 km in length and with a maximum capacity of 4.80 m3/s at the beginning,
for the irrigation of more than 5,510 ha of the Medio Piura valley.
Parallel Canal Cieneguillo with a length of 7.80 km and a maximum capacity of 6.20 m3/s
Start, for the irrigation of 5,420 ha new in the Cieneguillo area interval.
Main drains of the Lower Piura with a total length of 452 km, and the incorporation of 5,420.
of wasteland areas of the interval in the Cieneguillo area.
Deriving Dam Los Ejidos
Main Canal Biaggio Arbulú, 42 km long and 60 m3/s maximum capacity
at the beginning and for the irrigation of 37,030 ha of Bajo Piura
Defense system of Bajo Piura against floods, consisting of levees.
Defense of approximately 57.50 km and related works for riverbank protection.
Secondary and tertiary irrigation channels of approximately 86 km in length.
Irrigation and drainage works for parcels.
Rehabilitation of 7,980 ha of land affected by salinity and with the problems of
drainage.
Sullana Derivative Dam that controls the intake of water from the released Chira River
from the Poechos reservoir to its bed to be diverted through the Main Canal
North for the irrigation of the agricultural lands of the Chira valley.
Miguel Checa Canal, approximately 79.00 km long, and 19.00 m3/s of
maximum capacity at the beginning, which leads the waters for the irrigation of 14,630 ha of the
right margin of the Chira valley from the Poechos reservoir.
Northeast Canal of 39.20 km in length and 25.50 m3/s of maximum capacity at the beginning, for
the irrigation of 10,830 ha of the right bank of the Chira valley and 12,230 ha of the bank
left, located in the areas of Canal Sur, 6,100 ha, and El Arenal, 6,130 ha.
Canal Sur of 25.70 km in length and a maximum capacity of 7.00 m3/s at the beginning, captures
the water for irrigation from the North Canal.
Main drains on the left and right banks of the valley of 55.30 km in length
total.
 3. TYPE OF MATERIAL
For the construction of the dam, 18 million cubic meters of earth of 14 types were used as fill.
different materials, and 9.2 MMC were excavated. In the reinforced concrete works, were used
401,000 m3 of concrete
4. FUNCTION
Operates and regulates the hydraulic system that captures excess waters from the Chira River for the valleys.
from the middle, under Piura and Chira benefiting more than 108,000 hectares.

5. EXECUTION PERIOD
The Poechos reservoir was built during the government of President Juan Velazco.
Alvarado, lasted 7 years and was built by a group of Yugoslavs. It is one of the projects
the largest hydraulic systems in Peru, has an infrastructure of many kilometers of channels
hydraulic.
6. PLANS OR VIEWS

Image No. 01: Installation plan of the dam and risk map of the reservoir

Source: Own photograph by Deyber Fidel Calle Dominguez

Image No. 02: Components Plan

Image No. 03: Component Plan

Source: Google Maps

7. RELATED ANECDOTES
The world loses 1% of its stored water capacity every year due to the problem of
sediments. In Piura and other coastal areas, the problem is somewhat greater due to El Niño, to the
rocky structure of sediments that are easily transportable and to the deforestation of the
basin
 BOCATOMA 'THE HUACA'
1. LOCATION
It is located at an altitude of 232 meters above sea level and has a capture capacity of 35 m3/s.
with the objective of improving 29,770 hectares and incorporating 14,450 hectares.
It consists of a mobile barrage with a capacity of 1,250 m3/s, 5 radial gates of 8.95 x
4.69 m, 01 clean gate of 4.98 x 5.31 m, a fixed barrier for 1,250 m3/s and a
200-meter-long landfill.
2. COMPONENTS
MOBILE BARRAGE
FIXED BARRAGE: The fixed barrage consists of 200 m and is faced with stone.
a 40 cm dike to protect the dam from erosion. The maintenance of the dam
it takes place from June to November, being the dry season,
therefore, the rainy seasons are from December to May.
INLET HATCH
CLOSURE DAM
DESANDER: A desander (which is located 3km away from the
The Bocatoma HUACA was put into operation in 1996.
In the month of August, it is designed to support 2400 m3 and this design is based on
the design of a return of a Mega child with 100 years. The highest flow that has
the intake was with the El Niño phenomenon in 1998, with a
approximately 1500 m3/second.
3. TYPE OF MATERIAL
On the surface in contact with the water, there was a rock veneer.
Steel Gates
hydraulic concrete
4. FUNCTION
The purpose of supplementing irrigation in the valleys of Chimbote, Nepeña, Casma, Sechín, and
irrigate new areas located within the scope of the Project. This will allow for improved irrigation and
achieve the expansion of the agricultural frontier, generating electricity and supply of
water for use by the population of the valleys that give the project its name.

5. EXECUTION PERIOD
The Executive Power when in 1949 it commissions the Pompeo Di Rocco Company to carry out
the first studies in the field of the Project, which subsequently transferred its rights to the
Irrigadora Chimbote S.A. (IRCHIM), which built the existing infrastructure that was put on hold.
in 1964 and reverted to the State. In 1970, the Ministry of Agriculture through the Line
Global Small and Medium Irrigations conducted an Update Study that included
the terms of reference for the aspects that should be studied at a definitive level.
Later in 1981, at the request of the Departmental Development Corporation of
Ancash, the Association of Consultants formed by the National Agro-Engineering Company
S.A. and the North American company DMJM of Latin America and the Caribbean, has executed the
Feasibility Study of the Chimbote Irrigation Project, Nepeña, Casma, Sechín, which
It proposes the use of water resources from the Santa, Nepeña, and Casma-Sechín rivers.
6. PLANS OR VIEWS
 Image No. 01: Panoramic photo of Bocatoma La Huaca

Source: ASOCEM

Image No. 02: Photos of Components

Source: Image by Manuel Cardoza S.

Image No. 03: Plan of the hydroelectric plant located at the La Huaca intake

Source: Image from Google Chrome

7. RELATED ANECDOTES
The main problem that the intake of the huaca generally has is the large amount of
sediments that the Santa river brings.