VALE DA TELHA DAM

PURPOSE  - Water supply
LOCATION GENERAL FEATURES
District  - Faro
Municipality - Aljezur
Site - Vale da Telha
River Basin - Algarve rivers
River - Barranco do Monte Clérigo
Promoting entity - Somundi - Sociedade Turística do Algarve, Lda
Owner -
Year of completion -
1983
HYDROLOGY  RESERVOIR
River basin area - 20 km2 Gross capacity - 2 000 x 1 000 m3
Normal water level (NWL) - 23,5 m
DAM
Earthfill
Height above streambed - 
19 m
Crest elevation - 29 m
Crest length - 220 m
Volume of dam body
218 x 1 000 m3
SPILLWAY
Location - Right bank
Control type - Uncontrolled
Spillway type - Chute spillway
Sill elevation - 23,5 m
Sill length -
7 m


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