Pisco dam

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Pisco dam
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Tributaries: Ribeira de S. Vicente
Drain: Ribeira de S. Vicente
Pisco Dam (Portugal)
Pisco dam
Coordinates 40 ° 1 '17 "  N , 7 ° 33' 24"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 1 '17 "  N , 7 ° 33' 24"  W.
Data on the structure
Construction time: 1966 to 1968
Height above valley floor: 23.2 m
Height above foundation level : 24.5 m
Height of the structure crown: 500.9 m
Building volume: 58,000 m³
Crown length: 260 m
Crown width: 8 m
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination ) 498.7 m
Water surface 0.198 km²dep1
Storage space 1.04 million m³
Total storage space : 1.4 million m³
Design flood : 100 m³ / s

The Pisco dam ( Portuguese Barragem do Pisco ) is located in the region of central Portugal in the Castelo Branco district . It dams the Ribeira de S. Vicente to a reservoir. The municipality of São Vicente da Beira is about a kilometer north of the dam.

The project to build the dam began in 1966. The construction was completed in 1968. In addition to the drinking water supply, the dam is also used for irrigation. It is owned by the Serviços Municipalizados de Castelo Branco , the municipal utilities of Castelo Branco .

Barrier structure

The barrier structure consists of a dam with a height of 24.5 m above the foundation level (23.2 m above the river bed). The crest of the dam is at a height of 500.9 m above sea level . The length of the dam crest is 260 m and its width 8 m. The volume of the dam is 58,000 m³.

The dam has both a bottom outlet and a flood relief . A maximum of 1.41 m³ / s can be discharged via the bottom outlet, and a maximum of 43 m³ / s via the flood discharge. The design flood is 100 m³ / s.

Reservoir

With the normal storage target of 498.7 m (maximum 499.7 m at high water), the reservoir extends over an area of ​​around 0.198 km² and holds 1.4 million m³ of water - of which 1.04 million m³ can be used. The minimum storage target is 485.7 m.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d PISCO DAM. APA Barragens de Portugal, accessed January 21, 2015 .