Funcho dam

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Funcho dam
Barragem do Funcho.JPG
Tributaries: Arade
Drain: Arade
Funcho dam (Portugal)
Funcho dam
Coordinates 37 ° 15 '44 "  N , 8 ° 22' 58"  W Coordinates: 37 ° 15 '44 "  N , 8 ° 22' 58"  W.
Data on the structure
Construction time: 1978 to 1993
Height above valley floor: 46 m
Height above foundation level : 48.8 m
Height of the structure crown: 99.8 m
Building volume: 61,000 m³
Crown length: 165 m
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination ) 96 m
Water surface 3.6 km²dep1
Storage space 42.75 million m³
Total storage space : 47.72 million m³
Design flood : 544 m³ / s

The Funcho dam ( Portuguese Barragem do Funcho ) is located in the Faro district of the Algarve region of Portugal . It dams the river Arade to the reservoir (port. Albufeira da Barragem do Funcho ). The next one, the Arade Reservoir, begins about two kilometers downstream .

The project to build the dam began in 1978. The construction was completed in 1993. In addition to irrigation, the dam also provides drinking water. It is owned by the Instituto da Água (INAG).

Barrier structure

The barrier structure is a double-curved concrete arch dam with a height of 48.8 m above the foundation level (46 m above the river bed). The top of the wall is at a height of 99.8 m above sea level . The length of the top of the wall is 165 m. The volume of the structure is 61,000 m³.

The dam wall has both a bottom outlet and a flood relief . A maximum of 360 m³ / s can be discharged via the bottom outlet, and a maximum of 70 m³ / s via the flood discharge. The design flood is 544 m³ / s; the probability of this event occurring has been determined to be once in 500 years.

Reservoir

With a normal storage target of 96 m (max. 96.8 m at high water), the reservoir extends over an area of ​​around 3.6 km² and holds 47.72 million m³ of water - 42.75 million m³ of this can be used. The minimum congestion destination is 73 m.

See also

Web links

Commons : Funcho dam  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d BARRAGEM DE FUNCHO. (PDF 372 KB p. 1) (No longer available online.) Sistema de Informação do Regadio, archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; Retrieved December 15, 2014 (Portuguese).
  2. a b c FUNCHO DAM. APA Barragens de Portugal, accessed November 19, 2014 .