SORDO DAM |
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| PURPOSE - Water supply / Hydroelectric | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Vila Real Municipality - Vila Real Site - Sordo River Basin - Douro River - Sordo river |
Promoting entity
- C.M de Vila Real/C.M. de Sta. Marta de Penaguião Owner - Serviços Municipalizados de Vila Real Engineering by - TECNOPOR Construction by - CONDURIL Project year - 1991 Year of completion - 1997 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 48 km2 Mean annual rainfall - 2 169 mm Mean annual runoff - 76 000 x 1 000 m3 Flood runoff - 365 m3/s Return period - 1 000 years |
Reservoir area - 84
x 1 000 m2 Gross capacity - 1 000 x 1 000 m3 Effective storage - 850 x 1 000 m3 Dead storage - 150 x 1 000 m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 522,5 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 525,5 m Minimum operating level - 507 m |
| DAM | |
| Concrete - Gravity
com curvatura Height above foundation - 36 m Height above streambed - 33 m Crest elevation - 527 m Crest length - 108 m Crest width - 6 m Volume of dam body - 35 x 1000 m3 |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location - Dam
body Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - WES crest Sill elevation - 522,5 m Sill length - 21 m Maximum discharge - 200 m3/s Energy dissipation - Flip bucket |
Location -
Dam body Type - Through the dam Upstream control - Sluice gate Downstream control - Gate Energy dissipation - Hydraulic jump |
| POWER PLANT | |
| Type - Far
away from the dam Number of installed units - 2 Type of units - Pelton Power installed capacity - 10 MW Mean annual energy output - 25 GWh |
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