CAROUCHA DAM |
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| PURPOSE - Irrigation | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Faro Municipality - Castro Marim Site - Junqueira River Basin - Guadiana River - Caroucha river |
Promoting entity
- Direcção Regional de Agricultura do Algarve Owner (RSB) - Engineering by - Eng. Isaurindo de Oliveira e Engº João Fonseca Construction by - Dolmen, Varino e Filho e IEC Project year - 1994 Year of completion - 1999 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 6,8 km2 Mean annual rainfall - 526,5 mm Flood runoff - 68,9 m3/s Return period - 500 years |
Reservoir area -
120 x 1000m2 Gross capacity - 600 x 1000m3 Effective storage - 550 x 1000m3 Dead storage - 50 x 1000m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 31,6 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 32,6 m |
| DAM | |
| Earthfill - Homogeneous
embankment Height above foundation - 16,5 m Height above streambed - 15,8 m Crest elevation - 33,72 m Crest length - 137,5 m Crest width - 6,5 m Volume of dam body - 44 x 1000 m3 |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location - Saddle
at left embankment Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - Chute spillway Sill elevation - 31,6 m Sill length - 25 m Maximum discharge - 53,93 m3/s Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump |
Location - Right
bank Type - Conduit under the embankment Section - d 700 mm Maximum discharge - 2,11 m3/s Upstream control - Comporta mural Downstream control - Válvula de cunha Energy dissipation - Impact basin |