GOSTEI DAM

PURPOSE - Irrigation
LOCATION GENERAL FEATURES
District - Bragança
Municipality - Bragança
Site - Gostei
River Basin- Douro
River - Gostei river
Promoting entity - Direcção Regional de Agricultura de Trás-os-Montes
Owner - Junta de Agricultores de Gostei
Engineering by - Hidroprojecto / AGRAR - UND HYDROTECHNIK GMBH
Construction by - Conduril
Project year - 1986
Year of completion - 1993
HYDROLOGY RESERVOIR
River basin area - 4,5 km2
Mean annual rainfall - 275 mm
Mean annual runoff - 1240 x 1000 m3
Flood runoff  - 59 m3/s
Return period  - 500 years
Reservoir area   - 149 x 1000m2
Gross capacity - 1384 x 1000m3
Effective storage - 1374 x 1000m3
Dead storage - 10 x 1000m3
Normal water level (NWL) - 758 m
Maximum flood level (MFL) - 758,65 m
Minimum operating level  - 736 m
DAM
Earthfill - Homogeneous embankment
Height above foundation - 35 m
Height above streambed - 33 m
Crest elevation - 759,65 m
Crest length - 238 m
Crest width - 8 m
Foundation - Schist
Volume of dam body
- 188 x 1000 m3
SPILLWAY BOTTOM OUTLET
Location - Left bank
Control type - Uncontrolled
Spillway type - Chute spillway
Sill elevation - 758 m
Sill length - 30 m
Maximum discharge - 35 m3/s
Energy dissipation - Flip bucket
Location - Thalweg
Type - Conduit under the embankment
Section - d 1,0 m
Maximum discharge  - 3,5 m3/s
Upstream control - Gate 0,70x1,00
Downstream control  - Hollow jet valve
Energy dissipation - Hollow jet and scour holes


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