VAQUEIROS DAM |
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| PURPOSE - Irrigation | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Faro Municipality - Alcoutim Site - Vaqueiros River Basin - Guadiana River - Barranco das Hortas |
Promoting entity
- Direcção Regional de Agricultura do Algarve Owner - Engineering by - ETEGE Project year - 1989 Year of completion - 1995 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 1,64 km2 Mean annual rainfall - 505,7 mm Mean annual runoff - 302 x 1 000 m3 Flood runoff - 14 m3/s Return period - 100 years |
Gross capacity - 241
x 1 000m3 Effective storage - 227 x 10 00m3 Dead storage - 14 x 1 000m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 238 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 238,5 m Minimum operating level - 226 m |
| DAM | |
| Earthfill -
Zoned embankment Height above foundation - 16 m Crest elevation - 239,5 m Crest length - 98 m Crest width - 6 m Volume of dam body - 33 x 1 000 m3 |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location - Left
bank Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - Chute spillway Sill elevation - 238 m Sill length - 12 m Maximum discharge - 9,8 m3/s Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump |
Location -
Thalweg Type - Conduit under the embankment Section - d 300 mm Maximum discharge - 0,52 m3/s Upstream control - Comporta em torre de manobra Downstream control - Valve Energy dissipation - Inexistent |