PENEIREIRO DAM

PURPOSE - Water supply
LOCATION GENERAL FEATURES
District - Bragança
Municipality - Vila Flor
Site - Quinta da Fonte do Olmo
River Basin - Douro
River - Arco river
Promoting entity - Câmara Municipal de Vila Flor
Owner - Câmara Municipal de Vila Flor
Engineering by - Hidroprojecto
Construction by - José Bento Pedroso & Filhos
Project year - 1971
Year of completion - 1973
HYDROLOGY  RESERVOIR
River basin area - 2,5 km2
Mean annual rainfall - 780 mm
Mean annual runoff - 475 x 1 000 m3
Flood runoff  - 12 m3/s
Return period  -
500 years
Reservoir area - 140 x 1 000m2
Gross capacity - 768 x 1 000m3
Effective storage - 670 x 1 000m3
Normal water level (NWL) - 621,2 m
Maximum flood level (MFL) - 621,8 m
Minimum operating level  - 611,5 m
DAM
Earthfill - Zoned embankment
Height above foundation - 15 m
Height above streambed - 13 m
Crest elevation - 622,8 m
Crest length - 693 m
Crest width - 4 m
Foundation - Granite
Volume of dam body
- 144 x 1000 m3
SPILLWAY BOTTOM OUTLET
Location - Right bank
Control type - Uncontrolled
Spillway type - Chute spillway
Sill elevation - 621,2 m
Sill length -
10 m
Maximum discharge -
11 m3/s
Energy dissipation - Steps
Location - Right bank
Type - Conduit under the embankment
Section - d 600 mm
Maximum discharge - 1,84 m3/s
Upstream control - Válvula mural
Downstream control - Hollow jet valve
Energy dissipation - Hollow jet and scour holes


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