Boadella Reservoir Explained

Boadella Reservoir
Name Official:Pantà de Boadella
Location Map:Spain Catalonia
Location Map Caption:Location of Pantà de Boadella
Coordinates:42.3408°N 2.8333°W
Country:Spain
Location:Darnius, Catalonia
Status:O
Construction Began:1959
Opening:1969
Dam Type:G
Dam Height:63 m
Dam Length:250 m
Dam Crosses:Ter
Res Capacity Total:60.2 hm³
Res Catchment:182 km2
Res Surface:363.3 ha

Boadella reservoir (Catalan; Valencian: Pantà de Boadella) is a reservoir located on the Muga river, near Darnius, Catalonia, Spain. The dam is located at Darnius while the main water body is also within the boundaries of Sant Llorenç de la Muga, Terrades and Maçanet de Cabrenys. Despite giving it its name to the reservoir, the municipality of Boadella i les Escaules is not located within its boundaries. The construction of the hydroelectric dam was completed in 1969 and was designed by chief engineer Eugenio Pinedo, creating a reservoir with a storage capacity of 60.2 hm³. The dam has a structural height of 63 m and a crest length of 250 m.[1] [2]

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  1. Web site: Technical characteristics and capacity . The Catalan Water Agency . gencat.cat . January 28, 2012.
  2. Pavón Gamero . David . L'embassament de Boadella: antecedents, execució i repercussions locals d'una infraestructura hidràulica . Catalan . Annals de l'Institut d'Estudis Empordanesos . 34 . 179–217 . January 28, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100702192755/http://web2.udg.edu/aigua/material/ref%205%20Emb%20Boadella%20AIEE.pdf . July 2, 2010 .