Vilar Dam
Vilar Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Vilar, also known as Barragem de Vilar-Tabuaço) is an embankment dam on the Távora, a left (southern) tributary of the Douro. It is located in the municipality Tabuaço, in Viseu District, Portugal.
| Great Vilar Dam | |
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Location of Great Vilar Dam in Portugal | |
| Official name | Barragem de Vilar |
| Country | Portugal |
| Location | municipality Tabuaço, Viseu District |
| Coordinates | 40°59′12.5″N 7°32′7.9″W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1958 |
| Opening date | 1965 |
| Owner(s) | Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade |
| Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Rockfill embankment dam |
| Impounds | Távora |
| Height (foundation) | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Height (thalweg) | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Length | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Dam volume | 300,000 m3 (11,000,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Chute spillway |
| Spillway capacity | 500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 99,750,000 m3 (80,870 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 95,270,000 m3 (77,240 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
| Normal elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
| Commission date | 1965 |
| Hydraulic head | 461 m (1,512 ft) (max) |
| Turbines | 2 x 32.65 MW Pelton-type |
| Installed capacity | 58 MW |
| Annual generation | 137.6 GWh |
Construction of the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1965. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE) and is used for power generation.
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