PENIDE DAM |
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| PURPOSE - Hydroelectric | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Braga Municipality - Barcelos Site - Penide River Basin - Cávado River - Cávado river |
Promoting entity
- HDN, Energia do Norte, SA Owner - HDN Engineering by - A.STCKY Construction by - CHENOP Year of completion - 1951 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 1 324 km2 Mean annual rainfall - 2 300 mm Mean annual runoff - 1 928 000 x 1 000 m3 Flood runoff - 2 400 m3/s Return period - 100 years |
Reservoir area -
690 x 1 000m2 Gross capacity - 500 x 1 000m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 16,7 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 20 m |
| DAM | |
| Type - Masonry Height above foundation - 21 m Height above streambed - 20 m Crest elevation - 24 m Crest length - 51 m Foundation - Granite Volume of dam body - 9 x 1 000 m3 |
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| SPILLWAY | |
| Location - Dam
body Control type - Controlo misto Spillway type - Over the dam Sill elevation - 11 + 16,74 m Sill length - 50 m Number of gates - 2 radial gates Maximum discharge - 2 400 m3/s Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump |
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| POWER PLANT | |
| Type - Contiguous
to the dam Number of installed units - 2 Type of units - Kaplan Power installed capacity - 4,8 MW Mean annual energy output - 22,3 GWh |
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