Pocinho Dam

Pocinho Dam
Location of Pocinho Dam in Portugal
Official name	Barragem do Pocinho
Country	Portugal
Location	municipality Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda District
Coordinates	41°8′3.5″N 7°6′50.8″W / 41.134306°N 7.114111°W / 41.134306; -7.114111
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	1974
Opening date	1982
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)	49 m (161 ft)
Length	430 m (1,410 ft)
Elevation at crest	139 m (456 ft)
Width (crest)	6.4 m (21 ft)
Dam volume	120,000 m3 (4,200,000 cu ft)
Spillway type	Dam body
Spillway capacity	15,000 m3/s (530,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity	83,070,000 m3 (67,350 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	12,240,000 m3 (9,920 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	8.29 km2 (3.20 sq mi)
Normal elevation	125.5 m (412 ft)
Operator(s)	Energias de Portugal
Commission date	1983
Hydraulic head	21.6 m (71 ft) (max)
Turbines	3 x 57.6 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	186 MW
Annual generation	408.4 GWh

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Pocinho Dam (Portuguese: Barragem do Pocinho) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Guarda and Bragança. It is located in the municipality Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in Guarda District, Portugal.

Construction of the dam began in 1974. The dam was completed in 1982. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE).^[1]