Alto Rabagão Dam
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Alto Rabagão Dam (Portuguese: Barragem do Alto Rabagão) is a concrete dam on the Rabagão River, a left tributary of the Cávado River. It is located in Peneda-Gerês National Park, in the municipality Montalegre, in Vila Real District, Portugal.
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Alto Rabagão Dam | |
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Official name | Barragem do Alto Rabagão |
Location | municipality Montalegre, Vila Real District, Portugal |
Coordinates | 41°44′22.2″N 7°51′27.4″W |
Purpose | Power, water supply |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1957 |
Opening date | 1964 |
Owner(s) | Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete arch and gravity dam |
Impounds | Rabagão River |
Height (foundation) | 94 m (308 ft) |
Length | 1,970 m (6,460 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,117,000 m3 (39,400,000 cu ft) |
Spillway type | Over the dam |
Spillway capacity | 500 m3 (18,000 cu ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 568,690,000 m3 (461,040 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 557,920,000 m3 (452,310 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi) |
Normal elevation | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
Alto Rabagão Power Plant | |
Coordinates | 41°42′37.13″N 7°55′0.70″W |
Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
Commission date | 1964 |
Type | Pumped-storage |
Hydraulic head | 185 m (607 ft) (max) |
Turbines | 2 x 36.75 MW reversible Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 68 MW |
Annual generation | 85.2 GWh |
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Construction of the dam began in 1957. The dam was completed in 1964. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE). The dam is used for power production.[1]