Belver Dam
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Official nameBarragem de Belver
Locationmunicipality Gavião, Portalegre District, Portugal
PurposePower
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| Official name | Barragem de Belver |
| Location | municipality Gavião, Portalegre District, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 39°28′47.2″N 7°59′52.3″W / 39.479778°N 7.997861°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1945 |
| Opening date | 1952 |
| Owner | HIDROTEJO |
| Operator | Energias de Portugal |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity dam |
| Impounds | Tagus |
| Height (foundation) | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Length | 327.5 m (1,074 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 47.5 m (156 ft) |
| Dam volume | 90,000 m3 (3,200,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Dam body |
| Spillway capacity | 18,000 m3 (640,000 cu ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 12,500,000 m3 (10,100 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 8,500,000 m3 (6,900 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 2.86 km2 (1.10 mi2) |
| Normal elevation | 46.15 m (151.4 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator | Energias de Portugal |
| Commission date | 1951 |
| Hydraulic head | 15.2 m (50 ft) (max) |
| Turbines | Kaplan-type: 4 x 8.091 MW, 1 x 15.997 MW, 1 x 35.304 MW |
| Installed capacity | 80.7 MW |
| Annual generation | 220 GWh |
Belver Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Belver) is a concrete gravity dam on the Tagus, where the river forms the border line between the Portuguese districts of Portalegre and Santarém. It is located in the municipality Gavião, in Portalegre District.
Construction of the dam began in 1945. The dam was completed in 1952. It is owned by HIDROTEJO.[1]
