NAMORADA DAM

PURPOSE - Irrigation
LOCATION DADOS GERAIS
District - Beja
Municipality - Beja
Site - Herdade da Namorada
River Basin - Guadiana
River - Barranco de Santa Luzia
Promoting entity - Sr. Reinaldo Engrossa
Owner -
Engineering by - Engº Isaurindo Oliveira
Project year - 1996
HYDROLOGY RESERVOIR
River basin area - 17,58 km2
Mean annual rainfall - 596,17 mm
Flood runoff  - 76,58 m3/s
Return period  -
500 years
Reservoir area   - 460 x 1000m2
Gross capacity - 1543 x 1000m3
Effective storage - 1507 x 1000m3
Dead storage - 35 x 1000m3
Normal water level (NWL) - 173 m
Maximum flood level (MFL) - 173,91 m
DAM
Earthfill - Homogeneous embankment
Height above foundation - 14,7 m
Height above streambed - 10,18 m
Crest elevation - 175,18 m
Crest length - 472,5 m
Crest width - 5 m
Volume of dam body
- 95 x 1000 m3
SPILLWAY BOTTOM OUTLET
Location - Left bank
Control type - Uncontrolled
Spillway type - Chute spillway
Sill elevation - 173 m
Sill length -
25 m
Maximum discharge -
46,66 m3/s
Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump
Type - Conduit under the embankment
Section - d 700 mm
Maximum discharge  - 1,98 m3/s
Upstream control  - Sluice gate
Downstream control  - Válvula de cunha
Energy dissipation- Impact basin


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