The Badlands Dam

The Badlands Dam, also known as Coronado Dam, is located in the southernmost area of Rancho Coronado, in Night City proper.

Overview
Located in one of the poorest areas of Rancho Coronado, Coronado Dam — with a large white Petrochem logo on its front — is to all appearances abandoned, with the doors leading into the structure barred, and unlike the other dam to the southeast, no personnel is present here. The reservoir basin lies empty of water and it is instead overran with junk from the neighboring landfill.

At some point there was a large quantity of water, as seen from the shoreline marks along the basin's wall. The dam to the south prevents Laguna Bend from emptying its water here.

History
Coronado Dam was built in the late 20th century as a reservoir to provide water and electricity to nearby towns and homesteads, being one of the first large-scale constructions in the area. At some point the reservoir was dried up and the remaining basin has been used as a dumpsite ever since, filled with Night City's trash.

Around 2062, NC Dam Ltd. built a new dam on the southeastern side of the basin, creating the reservoir of Laguna Bend. By 2077, ecologists are demanding a clean-up of the Coronado Dam basin, and activists have already presented an official petition to the city council.