Pantà de Riba-roja

Pantà de Riba-roja
Location:  Spain Region of Catalonia and Aragon Region Tributaries: Ebro , Segre ; Matarraña Drain: Ebro Larger places on the shore: Mequinenza Larger places nearby: Riba-roja de Ebre
Catalonia , Spain
Coordinates	41 ° 14 '36 "  N , 0 ° 25' 58"  E Coordinates: 41 ° 14 '36 "  N , 0 ° 25' 58"  E
Data on the structure
Height of the barrier structure :	60 m
Height above the river bed :	35 m
Height of the structure crown:	60 m
Building volume:	800,000 m³
Crown length:	362.4 m
Power plant output:	265 MW
Data on the reservoir
Water surface	2152 ha
Reservoir length	50 km
Reservoir width	500 m
Storage space	210 million m³
Catchment area	80823 km²

The Pantà de Riba-roja ( Spanish Embalse de Ribarroja ) is a finished in 1969 Reservoir , whose dam in the Spanish region of Catalonia , Comarca Ribera d'Ebre , is whose storage but to the Aragonese province of Saragossa enough. It dams the river Ebro and its tributaries Segre and Matarraña . During the traffic jam, the town of Fayón sank into the lake and was rebuilt. The lake, which is used to generate electricity, is a well-known area for sport fishing.

history

Reservoir projects for the lower reaches of the Ebro go back to the beginning of the 20th century. A dam above the historic Fayón, which the American Frederick Pearson had planned, was not realized. After the Spanish Civil War , the projects for the Embalse de Mequinenza upstream and the Riba-roja dam were developed. Fayón sank down to the top of his church tower in the floods of the reservoir.

fauna

The reservoir is rich in fish and is known as a fishing area for European catfish and largemouth bass as well as for the endemic species of European eel , carp and tench .

literature

Sara Rius García: Anàlisi dels embassaments de Flix i Riba-roja . In: Recerca i Talent Jove . Publicacions URV, Tarragona 2009. ISBN 978-84-8424-146-1 .

See also

• List of hydropower plants in Spain

Web links

• SEPREM website about the reservoir