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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.
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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
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Construction of the dam began in 1971. The dam was completed in 1975. It is owned by
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with 5 radial gates is part of the dam body (maximum discharge 18,000 m/s).
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is 15.5 m, the maximum 31.5 m. Maximum flow per turbine is 360 m/s.
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Valeira Dam downstream of the curve that follows the exceptionally tight
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power plant was commissioned in 1976 (1975). It is operated by
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37:of the Douro River, known as Cachão da Valeira
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753:"Valeira Hydroelectric Power Plant Portugal"
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1004:Hydroelectric power stations in Portugal
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63:Location of Valeira Dam in Portugal
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222:Height (foundation)
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559:Renewable energy portal
497:Brown, Boveri & Cie
357:Installed capacity
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158:Construction began
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405:São João da Pesqueira
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495:, the generators by
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941:Aldeadávila
902:Villalcampo
892:Los Rábanos
446:Valeira Dam
438:Power plant
389:gravity dam
378:Valeira Dam
350:Kaplan-type
315:Operator(s)
206:gravity dam
182:Operator(s)
153:Operational
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117:7°22′27.1″W
114:41°9′37.8″N
105:Coordinates
22:Valeira Dam
993:Categories
780:2015-02-11
759:2015-03-06
729:2015-03-06
691:2015-03-02
649:2015-03-02
611:2015-03-06
580:References
430:Reservoir
371:610.7 GWh
278:Reservoir
946:Saucelle
929:Bemposta
897:San José
515:See also
424:spillway
414:(CPPE).
401:Bragança
386:concrete
344:Turbines
265:Dam body
212:Impounds
203:Concrete
174:Owner(s)
90:Location
84:Portugal
963:Valeira
958:Pocinho
919:Miranda
867:on the
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391:on the
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142:Purpose
80:Country
924:Picote
907:Castro
361:240 MW
230:Length
150:Status
968:Régua
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393:Douro
216:Douro
145:Power
35:gorge
509:lock
503:Lock
450:The
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328:1976
169:1975
161:1971
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