ODELEITE DAM |
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| PURPOSES - Water supply / Irrigation | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Faro Municipality - Castro Marim Site - Odeleite River Basin - Guadiana River - Odeleite river |
Promoting entity
- INAG Owner (RSB) - INAG Engineering by - Hidroprojecto Construction by - Consórcio Odeleite Project year - 1992 Year of completion - 1997 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 352 km2 Mean annual rainfall - 778 mm Flood runoff - 2 350 m3/s Return period - 5 000 years |
Reservoir area -
7 200 x 1000m2 Gross capacity - 130 000 x 1000m3 Effective storage - 117 000 x 1000m3 Dead storage - 13 000 x 1000m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 52 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 55,16 m Minimum operating level - 26 m |
| DAM | |
| Rockfil -
With upstream curtain Height above foundation - 65 m Height above streambed - 50 m Crest elevation - 55 m Crest length - 350 m Crest width - 12m Foundation - Schist and greywacke Volume of dam body - 1000x 1000 m3 |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location - Left
bank Tipo de controlo - Controlled Spillway type - Shaft spillway Sill elevation - 42 m Sill length - 45 m Number of gates - 2 radial gates Maximum discharge - 1287 m3/s Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump |
Location - Left
bank Type - Rock tunnel Section - Ferradura Maximum discharge - 375 m3/s Upstream control - Fixed roller gate Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump |