STA. M. DE AGUIAR DAM |
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| PURPOSE - Water supply / Irrigation | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Guarda Municipality - Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Site - Torre de Aguiar River Basin - Douro River - Aguiar river |
Promoting
enttity - Câmara Municipal de Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Owner - C M Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Engineering by - Tecniagra Project year - 1976 Year of completion - 1981 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 128,5 km2 Mean annual rainfall - 508 mm Mean annual runoff - 16 700 x 1 000 m3 Flood runoff - 350 m3/s Return period - 500 years |
Reservoir area - 1
100 x 1 000 m2 Gross capacity - 5 400 x 1 000 m3 Effective storage - 5 120 x 1 000 m3 Dead storage - 280 x 1 000 m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 620 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 621,28 m Minimum operating level - 612 m |
| DAM | |
| Earthfill -
Homogeneous embankment Height above foundation - 20 m Crest elevation - 624 m Crest length - 450 m Crest width - 6 m Foundation - Clayey schist Volume of dam body - 154 x 1 000 m3 |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location - Saddle
at left embankment Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type - Chute spillway Sill elevation - 620 m Sill length - 63 m Maximum discharge - 155 m3/s Energy dissipation - Flip bucket |
Location -
Left bank Type - Conduit under the embankment Section - d 600 mm Maximum discharge - 4,8 m3/s Upstream control - 2 bulkhead gates Downstream control - 2 Válvulas de cunha Energy dissipation - Inexistent |