QUEIMADELA DAM |
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| PURPOSE - Water supply / Hydroelectric | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Braga Municipality - Fafe Site - River Basin - Ave River - Vizela river |
Promoting entity
- Cāmara Municipal de Fafe Owner - Year of completion - 1993 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 26 km2 |
Reservoir area
- 110 x 1 000m2 Gross capacity - 1100 x 1 000m3 Effective storage - 870 x 1 000m3 Dead storage - 230 x 1 000m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 386 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 388,5 m |
| DAM | |
| Concrete - Gravity Height above streambed - 21 m Crest elevation - 389,5 m Crest length - 95,5 m |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location - Dam
body and right bank Control type - Controlo misto Spillway type - Over the dam + chute spillway Sill elevation - Sill length - Number of gates - 1 sluice gate Maximum discharge - 180 m3/s Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump |
Location -
Thalweg Type - Through the dam Upstream control - Sluice gate |