CORTE BRIQUE DAM |
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PURPOSE - Irrigation | |
LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
District -
Beja Municipality - Odemira Site - Corte Brique River Basin - Mira River - Corte Brique river |
Promoting entity
- Associação de Beneficiários do Mira Owner (RSB) - Associação de Beneficiários do Mira Engineering by - ETEGE Construction by - Construções Técnicas, S.A Project year - 1986 Year of completion - 1993 |
HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
River basin area
- 14,42 km2 Mean annual rainfall - 676,7 mm Mean annual runoff - 2700 x 1000 m3 Flood runoff - 83,1 m3/s Return period - 500 years |
Reservoir area -
178 x 1000m2 Gross capacity - 1636 x 1000m3 Effective storage - 1464 x 1000m3 Dead storage - 108 x 1000m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 134,62 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 135,8 m Minimum operating level - 115 m |
DAM | |
Earthfill - Homogeneous
embankment Height above foundation - 28 m Crest elevation - 137 m Crest length - 117 m Crest width - 8 m Foundation - Schist and greywacke Volume of dam body - 136 x 1000 m3 |
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SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
Location - Left
bank Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - Chute spillway Sill elevation - 134,6 m Sill length - 22 m Maximum discharge - 62,9 m3/s Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump |
Location - Right
bank Type - Conduit under the embankment Section - d 600 mm Maximum discharge - 2,83 m3/s Upstream control - Sluice gate Downstream control - Butterfly valve Energy dissipation - Impact basin |