PENEDO REDONDO DAM

PURPOSE - Water supply
LOCATION GENERAL FEATURES
District - Castelo Branco
Municipality - Castelo Branco
Site - Casal da Serra
River Basin - Tejo
River - Ocreza river
Promoting entity - CM Castelo Branco
Owner - Serviços Municipalizados de Castelo Branco
Project year - 1934
Year of completion - 1935
HYDROLOGY RESERVOIR
River basin area - 1,28 km2
Mean annual rainfall - 1 445,9 mm
Reservoir area - 9,4 x 1000m2
Gross capacity - 58 x 1000m3
Normal water level (NWL) - 803 m
DAM
Masonry -
Height above foundation - 21 m
Height above streambed - 17 m
Crest elevation - 803,54 m
Crest length - 135 m
Crest width - 1,5 m
Foundation -
Granite
Masonry volume - 4,7 x 1000 m3
SPILLWAY BOTTOM OUTLET
Location - Right bank
Control type - Uncontrolled
Spillway type - Over the dam
Sill elevation - 803 m
Sill length -
20 m
Energy dissipation - Inexistent
Location - Thalweg
Type - Through the dam
Section - d 400 mm
Downstream control - Gate valve
Energy dissipation- Inexistent


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