Crestuma–Lever Dam
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Crestuma–Lever Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Crestuma-Lever) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro. It is located in the municipality Vila Nova de Gaia, in Porto District, Portugal.
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Crestuma–Lever Dam | |
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Official name | Barragem de Crestuma-Lever |
Country | Portugal |
Location | municipality Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District |
Coordinates | 41°4′21.9″N 8°29′10.8″W |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1976 |
Opening date | 1985 |
Owner(s) | Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade |
Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete gravity dam |
Impounds | Douro |
Height (foundation) | 25.5 m (84 ft) |
Length | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 25.5 m (84 ft) |
Width (crest) | 8.2 m (27 ft) |
Dam volume | 205,000 m3 (7,200,000 cu ft) |
Spillway type | Dam body |
Spillway capacity | 26,000 m3/s (920,000 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 110,000,000 m3 (89,000 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 22,500,000 m3 (18,200 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 12.98 km2 (5.01 sq mi) |
Normal elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
Commission date | 1985 |
Hydraulic head | 12.6 m (41 ft) (max) |
Turbines | 3 x 39 MW Kaplan-type |
Installed capacity | 117 MW |
Annual generation | 360 GWh |
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Construction of the dam began in 1976. The dam was completed in 1985. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE).[1]