MORGADO DE ARGE DAM |
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| PURPOSE - Recreation / Water supply | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Faro Municipality - Portimão Site - Herdade do Morgado de Arge River Basin - Arade River - Barranco do Coelho |
Promoting entity
- Sociedade Imobiliária Colinas d'Arge, Lda. Owner - Sociedade Imobiliária Colinas d'Arge, Lda. Engineering by - APAGEL Project year - 1973 Year of completion - 1974 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 2,07 km2 Flood runoff - 18,5 m3/s |
Reservoir area -
143 x 1000m2 Gross capacity - 1000 x 1000m3 |
| DAM | |
| Earthfill -
Zoned embankment Height above foundation - 20 m Height above streambed - 17,5 m Crest length - 186 m Crest width - 4 m Foundation - Clay schist Volume of dam body - |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location - Right
bank Control type - uncontrolled Spillway type - Chute spillway Sill length - 5 m Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump |
Location -
Left bank Type - Conduit under the embankment Section - d 0,50 m Upstream control - Sluice gate Energy dissipation - Impact basin |