Global InformationSalamonde Dam information
| Salamonde Dam | |
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  Location of Salamonde Dam in Portugal | |
| Official name | Barragem de Salamonde |
| Location | municipality Vieira do Minho, Braga District, Portugal |
| Coordinates | 41°41′30.6″N 8°5′28.5″W / 41.691833°N 8.091250°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1953 |
| Owner(s) | Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete arch dam |
| Impounds | Cávado River |
| Height (foundation) | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Length | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Dam volume | 93,000 m3 (3,300,000 cu ft) |
| Spillway type | Over the dam |
| Spillway capacity | 1,700 m3/s (1.4 acre⋅ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 65,000,000 m3 (53,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 56,300,000 m3 (45,600 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Normal elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Operator(s) | Energias de Portugal |
| Commission date | Salamonde I: 1953 Salamonde II: 2015 |
| Hydraulic head | Salamonde I: 125 m (410 ft) (max) Salamonde II: ? |
| Turbines | Salamonde I: 2 x 21.8 MW Francis-type Salamonde II: 1 x 207 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | Salamonde I: 42 MW Salamonde II: 207 MW |
| Annual generation | Salamonde I: 231.2 GWh Salamonde II: 386 GWh |
Salamonde Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Salamonde; Portuguese pronunciation: [bɐˈʁaʒɐ̃j dɨ sɐlɐˈmõdɨ]) is a concrete arch dam on the Cávado River, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Braga and Vila Real. It is located in the municipality Vieira do Minho, in Braga District, Portugal.
The dam was completed in 1953. It is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE). The dam was designed by Coyne et Bellier.[1]
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