| BURGÃES DAM (Duarte Pacheco) | |
| PURPOSE - Irrigation | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Aveiro Municipality - Vale de Cambra Site - Castêlo River Basin - Vouga River - Caima river |
Promoting entity
- Associação de Beneficiários de Burgães Owner (RSB) - Associação de Beneficiários de Burgães Engineering by - JAOHA Construction by - José Luís Fevereiro Project year - 1939 Year of completion - 1940 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area - 38,5 km2 | Reservoir area -
50 x 1000m2 Gross capacity - 408 x 1000m3 Effective storage - 330 x 1000m3 Dead storage - 78 x 1000m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 108 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 110 m |
| DAM | |
| Stone pitching Height above foundation - 28 m Height above streambed - 20 m Crest elevation - 108 m Crest length - 66 m Crest width - 1 m Foundation - Granite Volume of dam body - 4 x 1000 m3 |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location - Dam
body Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - Over the dam Sill elevation - 108 m Sill length - 43,5 + 12,6 + 20,5 m Maximum discharge - 312 m3/s Energy dissipation - Inexistent |
Location - Thalweg Type - Through the dam Section - d 1,0 m Maximum discharge - 11 m3/s Upstream control - Válvula adufa Energy dissipation - Inexistent |