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Location of Almendra Dam in Spain

41167.83N
Coordinates 61913.43WCoordinates:
41167.83N 61913.43W

Dam and spillways

Type of dam Arch with buttress section
Impounds River Tormes
Height 202 m (663 ft)
Length 567 m (1,860 ft)
Dam volume 2,186,000 m3 (2,859,180 cu yd)
Spillways 2
Spillway capacity 3,039 m3/s (107,321 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
2,500,000,000 m3
Total capacity
(2,026,783 acreft)
Catchment area 7,100 km2 (2,741 sq mi)[1]
Power station
Name Villarino Power Station
Coordinates 411542.69N 62936.38W
Operator(s) Iberdrola
Commission date 1970-1977
Type Conventional, diversion
Turbines 6 x 135 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 810 MW
The Almendra Dam, also known as Villarino Dam, in Salamanca, Spain, interrupts the course
of the River Tormes five kilometres from the village from which it takes its name: Almendra
(literally, almond). It was constructed between 1964 and 1970.

The arch dam forms part of the hydroelectric system known as the Duero Drops, along with
the Castro, Ricobayo, Saucelle and Villalcampo dams of Spain, and the Bemposta, Miranda
and Picote Dams of nearby Portugal.

The reservoir that backs up behind the dam covers 86.5 square kilometres and contains 2.5
billion cubic metres of water as well as several drowned villages, among them Argusinos.
The dam is more than half a kilometre wide and, at a height of 202 metres, one of Spain's
tallest structures.

The dam supplies the Villarino Power Station with water via a tunnel for hydroelectric power
generation. It is located underground about 14 km (8.7 mi) west of the dam. Water discharged
from the power station enters the Douro River. The power station has an installed capacity of
810 MW and was completed in 1977.

General Information

Other name(s): Embalse de Almendra

Beginning of works: 1964
Completion: 1970
Status: in use
Project Type

Arch dam
Structure:
Gravity dam

Location

Location:
Tormes River
Impounds:

Technical Information

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Dimensions

Height 202 m
crest length 567 m
Almendra Dam

Lokasi : Spanyol

Luas : 7,100 km2

Tinggi : 202 m

Crest lenght :567 m