Touvedo Dam
Dam in municipality Ponte da Barca e Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo District / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Touvedo Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Touvedo) is a concrete gravity dam on the Limia. It is located in the municipality Ponte da Barca e Arcos de Valdevez, in Viana do Castelo District, Portugal.
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Touvedo Dam | |
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Official name | Barragem de Touvedo |
Country | Portugal |
Location | municipality Ponte da Barca e Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo District |
Coordinates | 41°48′44.9″N 8°21′13.5″W |
Purpose | Power, irrigation, flood control |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1987 |
Opening date | 1993 |
Owner(s) | Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade |
Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete gravity dam |
Impounds | Limia |
Height (foundation) | 42.5 m (139 ft) |
Length | 133.5 m (438 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 55 m (180 ft) |
Dam volume | 74,620 m3 (2,635,000 cu ft) |
Spillway type | Over the dam |
Spillway capacity | 3,200 m3/s (110,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 15,500,000 m3 (12,600 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 4,500,000 m3 (3,600 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
Normal elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
Commission date | 1993 |
Hydraulic head | 25 m (82 ft) (max) |
Turbines | 1 x 22.2 MW Kaplan-type |
Installed capacity | 22 MW |
Annual generation | 66.8 GWh |
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Construction of the dam began in 1987. The dam was completed in 1993. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE). The dam is used for power generation, irrigation and flood control.[1]