Alvito Dam

Coordinates: 38°16′55″N 7°54′58″W / 38.282°N 7.916°W / 38.282; -7.916
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Alvito Dam
Alvito Dam
Locationnear Alvito Municipality, Beja District, Portugal
Coordinates38°16′55″N 7°54′58″W / 38.282°N 7.916°W / 38.282; -7.916
Construction began1973
Opening date1976
Owner(s)Associação de Municípios de Cuba, Vidigueira e Alvito
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsOdivelas River
Height49 metres (161 ft)
Length1,105 metres (3,625 ft)
Reservoir
Active capacity2,285,000 m3 (1,852 acre⋅ft)

The Alvito Dam is a large earthfill dam in Portugal. The dam was built by Construções A. Supico between 1973 and 1976.[1] It is in the Alvito Municipality within Beja District and impounds the Odivelas River.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gray, p. 188
  2. ^ "Alvito Dam". Structurae. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

Sources[edit]

  • Gray, Tony (1987). The Road to Success: Alfred McAlpine 1935 - 1985. Rainbird Publishing.