Embalse de Montaña Blanca in Barranco del Negro is a small reservoir located on the road towards Salobre Golf. There are 69 dams on Gran Canaria, all built before 1980. The embalse de Montaña Blanca dam is the lowest in Gran Canaria at an altitude of 44 meters above sea level. This dam was specially built to supply the farmers in the south with water.