Alcoutim dam

Alcoutim dam
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Tributaries: Barranco dos Ladrões Drain: Barranco dos Ladrões
Portugal
Coordinates	37 ° 28 '13 "  N , 7 ° 29' 35"  W Coordinates: 37 ° 28 '13 "  N , 7 ° 29' 35"  W.
Data on the structure
Construction time:	1992 to 1995
Height above valley floor:	29 m
Height above foundation level :	30.5 m
Height of the structure crown:	55 m
Building volume:	100,600 m³
Crown length:	130.5 m
Crown width:	9 m
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	52 m
Water surface	0.13 km²
Storage space	0.9082 million m³
Total storage space :	1 million m³
Design flood :	265 m³ / s

The Alcoutim dam ( Portuguese Barragem de Alcoutim ) is located in the Algarve region of Portugal in the Faro district . It dams the Barranco dos Ladrões , a right (western) tributary of the Guadiana , to a reservoir. The small town of Alcoutim is about a kilometer east of the dam.

The project to build the dam began in 1992. The construction was completed in 1995. The dam is used to supply drinking water. It is owned by the district administration, CM Alcoutim .

Barrier structure

The barrier structure consists of a dam with a height of 30.5 m above the foundation level (29 m above the river bed). The crest of the dam is at a height of 55 m above sea level . The length of the dam crest is 130.5 m and its width 9 m. The volume of the dam is 100,600 m³.

The dam has both a bottom outlet and a flood relief . A maximum of 149 m³ / s can be discharged via the flood relief. The design flood is 265 m³ / s; the probability of this event occurring has been determined to be once in 1,000 years.

Reservoir

With a normal storage target of 52 m (maximum 53.8 m at high water), the reservoir extends over an area of ​​around 0.13 km² and holds 1 million m³ of water - of which 0.9082 million m³ can be used. The minimum storage target is 32.55 m.

See also

• List of dams in the world (Portugal)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} ALCOUTIM DAM. APA Barragens de Portugal, accessed December 19, 2014 .