Crestuma–Lever Dam
Crestuma–Lever Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro. It is located in the municipality Vila Nova de Gaia, in Porto District, Portugal. Construction of the dam began in 1976.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: reservoir in Portugal
- Also known as: “Barragem de Esposade”, “Central Hidroelétrica de Crestuma-Lever”, and “Crestuma Dam”
- Address: Avenida da Barragem Crestuma-Lever, Lever
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tapada do Outeiro and CTFD PortoGaia.
Tapada do Outeiro
Power station
Photo: Industrial Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tapada do Outeiro is a power station, which is situated 2½ km east of Crestuma–Lever Dam.
CTFD PortoGaia
Sports venue
The CTFD PortoGaia is a football training complex located in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, that is used by the senior, reserve and youth teams of FC Porto. CTFD PortoGaia is situated 2½ km west of Crestuma–Lever Dam.
Antiga Central de Captação de Água da Foz do Sousa
Ruins
Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Antiga Central de Captação de Água da Foz do Sousa is a ruins, which is situated 3 km north of Crestuma–Lever Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crestuma and Lever.
Crestuma
Town
Crestuma is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Sandim, Olival, Lever e Crestuma. The population in 2011 was 2,621, in an area of 4.68 km².
Lever
Town
Lever is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Sandim, Olival, Lever e Crestuma. The population in 2011 was 2,794, in an area of 7.84 km2.
Olival
Town
Photo: Alchimista, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olival is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Sandim, Olival, Lever e Crestuma. The population in 2011 was 5,812, in an area of 8.07 km². Olival is situated 3½ km west of Crestuma–Lever Dam.
Crestuma–Lever Dam
Latitude
41.07169° or 41° 4′ 18″ northLongitude
-8.4859° or 8° 29′ 9″ westInception
1985Operator
Energias de PortugalOpen location code
8CHH3GC7+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1227765299Wikidata ID
Q3375955
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Crestuma–Lever Dam” goes by many names.
- German: “Kraftwerk Crestuma-Lever”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Crestuma-Lever-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Crestuma-Lever-demningen”
- Persian: “سد کرستوما-لیور”
- Persian: “سد کرستوما–لیور”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Crestuma-Lever”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Crestuma”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Crestuma-Lever”
- Spanish: “Pantano de Crestuma-Lever”
- Spanish: “Presa de Crestuma-Lever”
- Spanish: “Presa de Crestuma”
- Spanish: “Presa y embalse de Crestuma-Lever”
- Spanish: “Presa y pantano de Crestuma-Lever”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Крестума-Левер”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Крештума-Левер”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Igreja Velha de Lever and Capela de São Sebastião.
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