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Showing posts with label Dams. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Visit the Ceira Dam (Coimbra)


Monday, October 14, 2019

Visit the Pisco Dam - São Vicente da Beira

The Pisco dam is located in the parish of São Vicente da Beira. It is located on the São Vicente stream. The dam was designed in 1966 and was commissioned in 1968.
It is a landfill dam. It has a height of 24.5 m above the foundation and a crowning length of 260 m (width 8 m). The volume of the dam is 58,000 m³. It has a maximum discharge capacity of 1.41 (bottom discharge) + 43 (flood discharger) m³ / s.
The dam reservoir has a floodable surface of 0.198 km² and has a total capacity of 1.4 Mio. m³. The water levels in the reservoir are: 498.7 meters NPA, 499.7 meters NMC (Maximum Flood Level) and 485.7 meters NME (Minimum Exploration Level)

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Visit the Marateca Dam - Póvoa de Rio de Moinhos

The Marateca dam or Santa Águeda dam is located in the parish of Póvoa de Rio de Moinhos. It is located on the Ocreza River.
It is a landfill dam. It has a height of 25 m above the foundation (24 m above natural terrain) and a crowning length of 1054 m (width 7.6 m). The volume of the dam is 435,000 m³. It has a maximum discharge capacity of 15.25 (bottom discharge) + 60 (flood discharger) m³ / s

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Visit the Ocreza River - Louriçal do Campo

The river Ocreza rises in the Serra da Gardunha at 1160 meters of altitude, crosses some Parishes of the Municipality of Castelo Branco, until arriving at the river Tagus, among which the one of Louriçal of the Field. In this Parish the Albufeira de Santa Águeda or Marateca decisively marks the landscape.

Monday, July 8, 2019

Visit the Pedestrian Route of the Marateca Route - Louriçal do Campo

The Pedestrian Route of the Marateca Route takes place between the village of Soalheira, in the county of Fundão, and the northern banks of the Santa Águeda Dam in the parish of Louriçal do Campo, Castelo Branco municipality. Marateca is named after one of the main farms of the rural landscape situated on the edge of the dam.

Friday, July 5, 2019

Visit the Albufeira de Santa Águeda - Louriçal do Campo

The reservoir of the Marateca dam or the Santa Águeda dam, located in the Municipality of Castelo Branco, which covers part of the Parish of Louriçal do Campo, is supplied by the Ocreza River and has a floodable area of 6.34 km² and has a total capacity of 37.2 million m³. The water quotas in the reservoir are: NPA of 385 meters, NMC (Maximum Full Level) and NME (Minimum Operating Level) of 375.5 meters.

Thursday, July 4, 2019

Visit the Albufeira of the Santa Águeda Dam - Lardosa

The reservoir of the Marateca dam or Santa Águeda dam, located in the Municipality of Castelo Branco and includes, among others, the Parish of Lardosa, is supplied by the Ocreza River and has a floodable area of 6.34 km² and has a total capacity of 37, 2 Million m³. The water quotas in the reservoir are: NPA of 385 meters, NMC (Maximum Full Level) and NME (Minimum Operating Level) of 375.5 meters.

Monday, June 17, 2019

Visit the Gazebo of São Gens - Castelo Branco

The Miradouro de São Gens, located in the parish of Castelo Branco, which was inaugurated in 1941, offers a beautiful panoramic view over the historical area of ​​the city. Located near the Castle, one goes up a long ascent to reach it, but the effort is rewarded by the beautiful landscape that is seen from there. The garden benches and the many shaded places invite you to rest.
Originally built to camouflage the water supply depots to the city, this space has been fully recovered.
From the Mirador de São Gens you can see a wide horizon: the Santa Agueda or Marateca Dam, the southern slopes of the Serra da Gardunha and, more distant, the Serra da Estrela, the Monte de São Martinho and, on days clean, a vast area that extends to the Raia.

Friday, January 18, 2019

Visit the Serra Serrada Dam - France

The Serra Serrada dam is located in the parish of França. It is located in the Andorinhas river. The dam came into operation in 1989. It is a gravity dam in concrete. It has a height of 25 meters above the foundation (20 meters above the natural terrain) and a crowning length of 170 meters (width 2 meters).

Monday, October 10, 2011

Visit Pear Dam - Pine

The Pear Dam, located in the Town of Pine, is a small dam located near a wooded area.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Visit Dam Mairos

The Mairos Dam, located in the parish of the same name, was built in 1995, and was initially designed only for irrigation, he was subsequently added after a leisure area and a fishing area.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Visit the Dam of Monte da Barca - Coruche

The Monte da Barca Dam, located in the Parish of Coruche, has a reservoir about 2.5 km long in an area of ​​884ha.
Surrounded by massive oak and pine, is a spectacle of rare beauty, inviting for walking, fully enjoying the fresh air and tranquility. Also provides water sports and fishing.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Visit the Castelo de Bode Dam - San Pedro de Tomar

The dam of Castelo de Bode is one of the most important Portuguese dams located on the outskirts of the Parish of St. Peter's Take on the Municipality of Abrantes, in Rio Zêzere
The dam of Castelo de Bode is used for water supply, such as Lisbon, power generation, defense against the full and active recreation. It is used by supporters of sports such as windsurfing, sailing, rowing, power boating and jet skiing and sport fishing (trout, bass, eels and crayfish red).
The construction of the dam began in 1945 and was given for the termination in 1951.
The dam is a concrete gravity, but with curvature. The maximum height above foundation is 115 meters.
The reservoir is located in an area of ​​average annual rainfall of 1200 mm. The full annual average flow is 2.352 billion cubic meters.