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Dossier #298 · GRanD 2857

Alqueva

🇵🇹Portugal / Spain · Guadiana River · near Moura

Built 2002 · Dam · data quality: Good

IrrigationHydroelectricityRecreation
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
96 m
Crest length
458 m
Reservoir capacity
4.2 km³
Reservoir area
244.2 km²
Average depth
17 m
Catchment
55,045 km²
Avg discharge
144,373 L/s
Elevation
80 masl
Degree of regulation
91.1 %

Provenance

Record 298 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 38.1953, -7.4948.