CASTELO DO BODE DAM |
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PURPOSE - Water supply / Hydroelectric / Flood control / Recreation | |
LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
District -
Santarém Municipality - Tomar Site - Castelo do Bode River Basin - Tejo River - Zêzere river |
Promoting entity
- CPPE, Cª. Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade, AS Owner (RSB) - CPPE Engineering by - A. Coyne Construction by - Moniz da Maia & Vaz Guedes Project year - 1945 Year of completion - 1951 |
HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
Mean annual
rainfall - 1200 mm Mean annual runoff - 2352000 x 1000 m3 Flood runoff - 4750 m3/s Return period - 1000 years |
Reservoir area -
32910 x 1000m2 Gross capacity - 1095000 x 1000m3 Effective storage - 900500 x 1000m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 121 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 122 m |
DAM | |
Concrete - Arch
gravity dam Height above foundation - 115 m Crest elevation - 124,3 m Crest length - 402 m Foundation - Gneiss and micaschist Volume of dam body - 430 x 1000 m3 |
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SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
Control type - Controlled Spillway type - Orifício Sill elevation - 105 m Sill length - 28,08 m Number of gates - 2 Maximum discharge - 4000 m3/s Energy dissipation - Flip bucket |
Type - Through
the dam Section - d 3,0 m |
POWER PLANT | |
Type - Dam
toe Number of installed units - 3 Type of units - Francis Power installed capacity - 139 MW Mean annual energy output - 390 GWh |