Peñarroya dam

Peñarroya
Location:	Ciudad Real Province
Tributaries:	Guadiana
Drain:	Guadiana
	Spain
Coordinates	39 ° 3 '37 " N , 3 ° 0' 24" W Coordinates: 39 ° 3 '37 " N , 3 ° 0' 24" W.
	Data on the structure
Lock type:	Gravity dam
Construction time:	until 1959
Height above foundation level :	44 m
Height of the structure crown:	738 m
Building volume:	150,000 m³
Crown length:	251 m
	Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	735 m
Water surface	4.25 km²
Storage space	50 million m³
Catchment area	954 km²
Design flood :	678 m³ / s

The Peñarroya Dam ( Presa de Peñarroya in Spanish ) is a dam in the municipality of Argamasilla de Alba , Ciudad Real Province , Spain . It dams the Guadiana into a reservoir. The dam is used for drinking water supply and irrigation. It was completed in 1959. The dam is state-owned.

Barrier structure

The barrier structure is a concrete gravity dam with a height of 44 (or 50) m above the foundation base . The top of the wall lies at a height of 738 m above sea level . The length of the top of the wall is 250 (or 251) m. The volume of the dam is 150,000 m³.

The dam wall has both a bottom outlet and a flood relief . A maximum of 12 m³ / s can be discharged via the bottom outlet, and a maximum of 540 (or 630) m³ / s via the flood discharge. The design flood is 560 (or 678) m³ / s.

Reservoir

With the normal storage target of 735 m, the reservoir extends over an area of around 4.12 (or 4.25) km² and holds 50 (or 51) million m³ of water.

Others

On the right bank is the Peñarroya Castle ( Castillo de Peñarroya in Spanish ) in the immediate vicinity of the dam.

Web links

Embalse, presa y Castillo de Peñaroya. DJi Mavic Air. Youtube , April 21, 2019, accessed July 24, 2020 (Spanish).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Presa de Peñarroya. www.iagua.es, accessed July 24, 2020 (Spanish).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d PRESA: PEÑARROYA. Sociedad Española de Presas y Embalses (SEPREM), accessed July 24, 2020 (Spanish).
↑ ^a ^b Embalse de Peñarroya. www.iagua.es, accessed July 24, 2020 (Spanish).
↑ ^a ^b Embalse: PEÑARROYA. www.embalses.net, accessed on July 24, 2020 (Spanish).
^ Castillo de Peñarroya. Argamasilla de Alba (Ciudad Real). www.ciudad-real.es, accessed on July 24, 2020 (Spanish).

[ia1-1] Presa de Peñarroya. www.iagua.es, accessed July 24, 2020 (Spanish).

[se-2] PRESA: PEÑARROYA. Sociedad Española de Presas y Embalses (SEPREM), accessed July 24, 2020 (Spanish).

[ia2-3] Embalse de Peñarroya. www.iagua.es, accessed July 24, 2020 (Spanish).

[emb-4] Embalse: PEÑARROYA. www.embalses.net, accessed on July 24, 2020 (Spanish).

[ciu-5] Castillo de Peñarroya. Argamasilla de Alba (Ciudad Real). www.ciudad-real.es, accessed on July 24, 2020 (Spanish).