Mequinenza Dam
Mequinenza Dam (Spanish: Presa de Mequinenza) is a concrete gravity dam in the province of Zaragoza, Spain. It impounds the Ebro creating a large reservoir, which is called Mar de Aragón. About 35 km downstream of Mequinenza dam is Ribarroja dam.
| Mequinenza Dam | |
|---|---|
Location of Mequinenza Dam in Spain | |
| Official name | Presa de Mequinenza |
| Location | Province of Zaragoza, Spain |
| Coordinates | 41.368983°N 0.273381°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1957 |
| Opening date | 1964 |
| Owner(s) | Endesa |
| Operator(s) | Endesa |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity dam |
| Impounds | Ebro |
| Height (foundation) | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Length | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,100,000 m3 (39,000,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Over the dam |
| Spillway capacity | 11,000 m3/s (8.9 acre⋅ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1,530,000,000 m3 (1,240,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 75.4 km2 (29.1 sq mi) |
| Maximum length | 110 km (68 mi) |
| Maximum width | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Maximum water depth | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Commission date | 1966 |
| Turbines | 4 x 96 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 384 MW |
Empresa Nacional Hidroeléctrica del Ribagorzana S.A. (ENHER) was mandated in 1955 by Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI) to build two dams on the Ebro near Mequinenza and Ribarroja. Work on Mequinenza dam started in 1957. The filling of the reservoir began in December 1965. The power plant was operational in 1964 (1966). ENHER was acquired by Endesa in 1999.
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