Picote Dam
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Picote Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Picote) is a concrete arch dam on the Douro, located in the municipality Miranda do Douro, in Bragança District, Portugal.
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Picote Dam | |
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Official name | Barragem de Picote |
Location | municipality Miranda do Douro, Bragança District, Portugal |
Coordinates | 41°22′41.9″N 6°21′5.7″W |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1953 |
Opening date | 1958 |
Owner(s) | Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete arch dam |
Impounds | Douro |
Height | 100 m (330 ft) |
Length | 139 metres (456 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
Width (crest) | 3.45 m (11.3 ft) |
Dam volume | 205,000 m3 (7,200,000 cu ft) |
Spillway type | Controlled, dam face |
Spillway capacity | 11,000 m3/s (390,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 63,000,000 m3 (51,000 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 13,430,000 m3 (10,890 acre⋅ft) |
Catchment area | 63,750 km2 (24,610 sq mi) |
Surface area | 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
Commission date | Picote I: 1958 Picote II: 2011 |
Hydraulic head | Picote I: 74 m (243 ft) (max) Picote II: 74 m (243 ft) (static) |
Turbines | Picote I: 3 x 65 MW Francis-type Picote II: 1 x 246 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | Picote I: 195 Picote II: 246 MW |
Annual generation | Picote I: 868.6 Picote II: 244 GWh |
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Construction of the dam began in 1953, and was completed in 1958. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE).[1] Picote Dam was the first dam constructed by Portugal on the Douro.[2]