Valdecañas reservoir
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| Valdecañas reservoir (Embalse de Valdecañas) | |
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_-_001_(30407091170).jpg) Valdecañas reservoir (Embalse de Valdecañas) | |
  Location of Valdecañas reservoir (Embalse de Valdecañas) in Extremadura | |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 39°46′41″N 5°36′47″W / 39.77806°N 5.61306°W |
| Owner(s) | Estado español |
| Upper dam and spillways | |
| Height | 98 |
| Upper reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1.446 hm³ |
| Lower dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Tajo |
| Power Station | |
| Type | Bóveda |
The Valdecañas reservoir (embalse de Valdecañas, in Spanish) is a reservoir on the Tagus River. It begins in the municipality of El Gordo and ends at the Valdecañas dam, in Belvís de Monroy, in the Province of Cáceres, Spain. Its basin has an area of 36,540 km2 with an average annual water inflow of 4,054 hm³.[citation needed]
In 2025, the 225 MW pumped-storage hydroelectricity power station opened, combined with a 15 MW / 7.5 MWh battery. The reservoir has a storage capacity of 210 GWh.[1]
The reservoir project's construction was started 1957 and completed in 1964.
Beneath its waters is a Bronze Age site with a dolmen that emerges when the waters drop. The Guadalperal dolmen megalithic complex is also called the Spanish Stonehenge for its resemblance to Stonehenge, a megalithic monument located near Amesbury, England.[2]
