VASCOVEIRO DAM |
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| PURPOSE - Water supply | |
| LOCATION | GENERAL FEATURES |
| District -
Guarda Municipality - Pinhel Site - Vascoveiro River Basin- Douro River - Pega river |
Promoting entity
- Cāmara Municipal de Pinhel Owner - C M Pinhel Engineering by - Hidroprojecto Construction by - Conduril Project year - 1996 Year of completion - 2000 |
| HYDROLOGY | RESERVOIR |
| River basin area
- 110 km2 Mean annual rainfall - 779 mm Mean annual runoff - 12 700 x 1 000 m3 Flood runoff - 306 m3/s Return period - 1 000 years |
Reservoir area - 570
x 1 000 m2 Gross capacity - 3 000 x 1 000 m3 Effective storage- 2 400 x 1 000 m3 Dead storage - 600 x 1 000 m3 Normal water level (NWL) - 591 m Maximum flood level (MFL) - 593,2 m Minimum operating level - 582,2 m |
| DAM | |
| Earthfill -
Zoned embankment Height above foundation - 23 m Height above streambed - 19 m Crest elevation - 594,5 m Crest length - 248 m Crest width - 7 m Foundation - Granite Volume of dam body - 95 x 1 000 m3 |
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| SPILLWAY | BOTTOM OUTLET |
| Location - Left
bank Control type - Uncontrolled Spillway type- Chute spillway Sill elevation - 591 m Sill length - 81,5 m Maximum discharge - 306 m3/s Energy dissipation - Flip bucket |
Location -
Left bank Type - Conduit under the embankment Section - 400 mm Maximum discharge - 1,1 m3/s Upstream control - Vertical sluice gate Downstream control - Hollow jet valve Energy dissipation - Stilling basin |