VALE DO ROSSIM DAM |
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PURPOSE - Hydroelectric / Diversion | |
LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
District -
Guarda Municipality - Gouveia Site - Penhas Douradas River Basin - Mondego River - Fervença river |
Promoting entity
- HIDROCENEL, Energia do Centro, SA Owner - HIDROCENEL Engineering by- Hidro Eléctrica Serra da Estrela Construction by- Hidro Eléctrica Serra da Estrela Year of completion - 1956 |
HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
River basin area
- 5,4 km2 |
Reservoir area - 370
x 1 000 m2 Gross capacity - 3 500 x 1 000 m3 Effective storage - 3 400 x 1 000 m3 Dead storage - 100 x 1 000 m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 1436 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 1436,75 m |
DAM | |
Concrete - Gravity
(máscara) Masonry Height above foundation - 27 m Height above streambed - 17,46 m Crest elevation - 1437,5 m Crest length - 375 m Crest width - 1,5 m Foundation - Rock Volume of dam body - 25 x 1 000 m3 |
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SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
Location - Dam
body Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - Over the dam Sill elevation - 1 436 m Sill length - 60 m Maximum discharge - 66 m3/s Energy dissipation - Inexistent |
Location -
Thalweg Type - Through the dam Maximum discharge - 10 m3/s Upstream control - Gate Downstream control - Valve Energy dissipation - Hollow jet and scour holes |
POWER PLANT | |
Type - Outdoor Number of installed units - 1 Type of units - Pelton Power installed capacity - 10 MW Mean annual energy output - 28 GWh |