| BOUÇÃ DAM | |
| PURPOSE - Hydroelectric | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Leiria Municipality - Pedrógão Grande Site - Bouçã River Basin - Tejo River - Zêzere river |
Promoting entity
- CPPE, Cª. Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade, SA Owner (RSB) - CPPE Engineering by - Hidro-Eléctrica do Zêzere Construction by - OPCA Year of completion - 1955 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 2525 km2 |
Reservoir area -
5000 x 1000m2 Gross capacity - 48400 x 1000m3 Effective storage - 15220 x 1000m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 175 m |
| DAM | |
| Concrete - Double
curvature thin arch dam Height above foundation - 63 m Crest elevation - 181 m Crest length - 175 m Foundation - Granite Volume of dam body - 70 x 1000 m3 |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location - Center Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - Over the dam Sill elevation - 175 m Maximum discharge - 2200 m3/s Energy dissipation - Plunge pool |
Location -
Right bank Type - Rock tunnel Maximum discharge - 200 m3/s Upstream control - Bulkhead gate Downstream control - sector gate Energy dissipation - Inexistent |
| POWER PLANT | |
| Type - Dam
toe Number of installed units - 2 Type of units - Vertical axis Power installed capacity - 50 MW Mean annual energy output - 157,2 GWh |
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