Castelo de Bode Dam | |
Name Official: | Barragem de Castelo de Bode |
Dam Crosses: | Zêzere River |
Location: | near Tomar and Constância, Santarém District, Portugal |
Status: | O |
Dam Type: | Concrete arch-gravity |
Spillway Type: | Service, chute |
Construction Began: | 1945 |
Opening: | 1951 |
Owner: | Energias de Portugal |
Res Name: | Castelo de Bode Reservoir |
Res Capacity Total: | 1095000000m2 |
Res Capacity Active: | 900500000m2 |
Res Catchment: | 3950km2 |
Plant Commission: | 1951-1952 |
Plant Operator: | Energias de Portugal |
Plant Turbines: | 3 x 46 MW Francis-type |
Plant Capacity: | 138 MW[1] |
Plant Annual Gen: | 396.5 GWh |
Coordinates: | 39.5428°N -8.3197°W |
Castelo do Bode Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Zêzere River, a tributary of the Tagus River, located southeast of Tomar and north of Constância, in Santarém District, Portugal. It is one of the tallest structures in Portugal. The dam was constructed between 1945 and 1951. It also supports a 138 MW hydroelectric power station which was commissioned between 1951 and 1952.[2]