ROUCANITO DAM |
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| PURPOSE - Irrigation | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Évora Municipality - Alandroal Site - Herdade do Roucanito River Basin - Guadiana River - Peral river |
Promoting entity
- Sociedade Agrícola do Roucanito Owner - Sociedade Agrícola do Roucanito Engineering by - Eduardo Manuel Bentubo Guimarães Project year - 1974 Year of completion - 1975 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 17,8 km2 Mean annual rainfall - 658 mm Mean annual runoff - 4 101 x 1 000 m3 Flood runoff - 77,5 m3/s Return period - 100 years |
Reservoir area - 76
x 1 000 m2 Gross capacity - 519 x 1 000 m3 Effective storage - 483 x 1 000 m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 175,5 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 176,5 m |
| DAM | |
| Earthfill - Homogeneous
embankment Height above foundation - 20 m Height above streambed - 18,5 m Crest elevation - 177,5 m Crest length - 180 m Crest width - 6 m |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location -
Saddle at left embankment Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - Canal não revestido Sill elevation - 175,5 m Maximum discharge - 77,5 m3/s Energy dissipation - Inexistent |
Location -
Right bank Type - Conduit under the embankment Section - d 0,50 m Maximum discharge - 1,3 m3/s Upstream control - Gate valve Downstream control - Gate Energy dissipation - Inexistent |