Alvito Dam
Appearance
Alvito Dam | |
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Location | near Alvito Municipality, Beja District, Spain |
Construction began | 1973 |
Opening date | 1976 |
Owner(s) | Associação de Municípios de Cuba, Vidigueira e Alvito |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Odivelas River |
Height | 49 metres (161 ft) |
Length | 1,105 metres (3,625 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Active capacity | 2,285,000 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] creating the largest artificial lake in Europe.
References
- ^ Gray, p. 188
- ^ "Alvito Dam". Structurae. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
Sources
- Gray, Tony (1987). The Road to Success: Alfred McAlpine 1935 - 1985. Rainbird Publishing.