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Valeira Dam
Reservoir in Portugal
Valeira Dam (Portuguese: Barragem da Valeira) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Viseu and Bragança. It is located in the municipality São João da Pesqueira, in Viseu District, Portugal. Construction of the dam began in 1971.
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Valeira Dam (Portuguese: Barragem da Valeira) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Viseu and Bragança. It is located in the municipality São João da Pesqueira, in Viseu District, Portugal. Construction of the dam began in 1971. The dam was completed in 1975. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE). Valeira Dam is a 48 m tall (height above foundation) and 380 m long gravity dam with a crest altitude of 113 m. The volume of the dam is 220,000 m. The spillway with 5 radial gates is part of the dam body (maximum discharge 18,000 m/s). At full reservoir level of 105 m the reservoir of the dam has a surface area of 7.95 km and a total capacity of 97 mio. m³. The active capacity is 8 (12, 13 or 13,04) mio. m³. The run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant was commissioned in 1976 (1975). It is operated by EDP.
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