VALE DAS BICAS DAM |
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PURPOSE - Irrigation / Flood control | |
LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
District -
Évora Municipality - Vendas Novas Site - Landeira River Basin - Sado River - Landeira river |
Promoting entity
- Sociedade Agrícola da Moinhola SA Owner - Sociedade Agrícola da Moinhola Project year - 1938 Year of completion - 1939 |
HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
River basin area
- 62 km2 Mean annual rainfall - 600 mm Mean annual runoff - 14 000 x 1 000 m3 |
Reservoir area
- 670 x 1 000 m2 Gross capacity - 2 000 x 1 000 m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 32,16 m |
DAM | |
Earthfill -
Homogeneous embankment Height above streambed - 12,2 m Crest elevation - 36,2 m Crest length - 680 m Crest width - 5 m Foundation - Soil: Alluvia |
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SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
Location - Saddle
at left embankment Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - Chute spillway Sill elevation - 32,16 m Sill length - 16,8 m Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump |
Location -
Thalweg Type - Conduit under the embankment Section - d 0,20 m e 0,35 m Maximum discharge - m3/s Downstream control - Válvula de cunha Energy dissipation - Inexistent |