Entrepeñas Reservoir

Dam in Province of Guadalajara
40°29′38″N 2°44′56″W / 40.49389°N 2.74889°W / 40.49389; -2.74889PurposeIrrigation, power, transferStatusOperationalOpening date1956Owner(s)Government of SpainDam and spillwaysType of damGravity damImpoundsTagus RiverHeight (foundation)87 m (285 ft)Length383 m (1,257 ft)Elevation at crest723 m (2,372 ft)Dam volume445,930,000 m3 (583,250,000 cu yd)Spillways1Spillway capacity1,500 m3/s (53,000 cu ft/s)ReservoirTotal capacity835,000,000 m3 (677,000 acre⋅ft)Catchment area4,060 km2 (1,570 sq mi)Surface area3,213 ha (12.41 sq mi)Central Hidroeléctrica de EntrepeñasInstalled capacity37 MW[1]Website
Association of Dams and Reservoirs

Entrepeñas is a reservoir located on the Tagus River in the Alcarria Baja region of Guadalajara, Spain. It was completed in 1956.[2]

Apart from the Tagus, it also receives water from the Valdetrigo, Barranco Grande, Solana, and Ompólveda rivers, among others. The dam structure is situated next to the town of Entrepeñas, from which it took its name, between the municipal districts of Sacedón and Auñón.

The towns of Auñón, Durón, Pareja, and Sacedón are located on the banks of the reservoir, as are the residential areas of Las Anclas, Las Brisas, Peñalagos, and El Paraiso. Entrepeñas forms part of the so-called Sea of Castile (Spanish: Mar de Castilla), together with the reservoirs of Buendía, Bolarque, Zorita, Almoguera, and Estremera.

The surface area of the reservoir measures 3,213 hectares (12.41 square miles), and it can hold a total of 835,000,000 cubic meters (677,000 acre-feet).[3]

In conjunction with the Buendía Reservoir, it supplies the Tagus-Segura Water Transfer.

See also

List of dams and reservoirs in Spain

References

  1. ^ Berga, Luis; et al. (15 February 2006). Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century. Vol. I. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-134-13850-0. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Acueducto Tajo-Segura" [Tagus-Segura Aqueduct]. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Entrepeñas Reservoir". Embalses.net (in Spanish). 10 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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