VALE DA TELHA DAM |
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PURPOSE - Water supply | |
LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
District -
Faro Municipality - Aljezur Site - Vale da Telha River Basin - Algarve rivers River - Barranco do Monte Clérigo |
Promoting entity
- Somundi - Sociedade Turística do Algarve, Lda Owner - Year of completion - 1983 |
HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
River basin area - 20 km2 | Gross capacity - 2
000 x 1 000 m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 23,5 m |
DAM | |
Earthfill Height above streambed - 19 m Crest elevation - 29 m Crest length - 220 m Volume of dam body - 218 x 1 000 m3 |
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SPILLWAY | |
Location - Right
bank Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - Chute spillway Sill elevation - 23,5 m Sill length - 7 m |