Status Operational Type of dam Concrete arch-gravity Opened 1951 Construction began 1945 | Opening date 1951 Impounds Zêzere River Owner Energias de Portugal Impound Zêzere River | |
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Official name Barragem de Castelo de Bode Location near Tomar and Constância, Santarém District, Portugal Similar Church of Santa Maria do, Castle of Almourol, Castelo de Tomar, Synagogue of Tomar, Convent of Christ | ||
Castelo de Bode Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Zêzere River, a tributary of the Tagus River, located southwest 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
Map of Castelo de Bode Dam, Portugal
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