Caniçada Dam
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The Caniçada Dam (Portuguese: Barragem da Caniçada/HICA-Hidroeléctrica do Cávado-Caniçada; Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐˈʁaʒɐ̃j dɐ kɐniˈsaðɐ]) is a concrete arch dam on the Cávado River, the civil parish of Parada do Bouro, in the municipality of Vieira do Minho, in the Portuguese Norte (district of Braga). It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE).[1]
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Caniçada Dam (Hydroelectric Dam of Cávado-Caniçada) | |
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Official name | Barragem da Caniçada/HICA-Hidroeléctrica do Cávado-Caniçada |
Location | Braga, Vieira do Minho, Parada do Bouro |
Coordinates | 41°39′10.8″N 8°13′51.6″W |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1955 |
Owner(s) | Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete arch dam |
Impounds | Cávado River |
Height (foundation) | 76 m (249 ft) |
Length | 246 m (807 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 163 m (535 ft) |
Dam volume | 90,000 m3 (3,200,000 cu ft) |
Spillway type | Over the dam |
Spillway capacity | 1,700 m3/s (1.4 acre⋅ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 170,600,000 m3 (138,300 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 159,300,000 m3 (129,100 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
Normal elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
Commission date | 1954 |
Hydraulic head | 121 m (397 ft) (max) |
Turbines | 2 x 31 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 62 MW |
Annual generation | 337.4 GWh |
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