Alto Lindoso Dam
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Alto Lindoso Dam (Portuguese: Barragem do Alto Lindoso) is a concrete double curvature arch dam on the Lima River. It is located in the municipality Ponte da Barca, in Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. The dam lies in Peneda-Gerês National Park close to the border with Spain. The reservoir created by the dam is known as Alto Lindoso reservoir or Lindoso reservoir.
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Alto Lindoso Dam | |
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Official name | Barragem do Alto Lindoso |
Location | municipality Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal |
Coordinates | 41°52′19.2″N 8°12′9″W |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1983 |
Opening date | 1992 |
Owner(s) | Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete double curvature arch dam |
Impounds | Lima |
Height (foundation) | 110 m (360 ft) |
Length | 297 m (974 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 339 m (1,112 ft) |
Width (crest) | 4 m (13 ft) |
Width (base) | 21 m (69 ft) |
Dam volume | 308,500 m3 (10,890,000 cu ft) |
Spillway type | 2 shaft spillways |
Spillway capacity | 2,760 m3 (97,000 cu ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 379,010,000 m3 (307,270 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 347,910,000 m3 (282,060 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 10.72 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
Normal elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
Commission date | 1992 |
Type | Pumped-storage |
Hydraulic head | 288 m (945 ft) (max) |
Turbines | 2 x 317 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 630 MW |
Annual generation | 933.8 GWh |
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