Régua Dam
Régua Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Vila Real and Viseu. It is located in the municipality Peso da Régua, in Vila Real District, Portugal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Laszlo Daroczy, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: reservoir in Portugal
- Also known as: “Central Hidroelétrica da Régua” and “Regua Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estação arqueológica do Alto da Fonte do Milho and Régua railway station.
Estação arqueológica do Alto da Fonte do Milho
Nature reserve
Photo: Vmss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estação arqueológica do Alto da Fonte do Milho is a nature reserve, which is situated 4 km northeast of Régua Dam.
Régua railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nuno Morão, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Régua railway station previously known as Regoa railway station, is a station on the Douro Line, which serves the town of Peso da Régua, in the District of Vila Real, in Portugal. Régua railway station is situated 4 km west of Régua Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontelo and Freguesia de Poiares.
Fontelo
Town
Fontelo is a parish in the northern municipality of Armamar in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 641, in an area of 7.52 km². Fontelo is situated 3 km south of Régua Dam.
Freguesia de Poiares
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freguesia de Poiares is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Régua Dam.
Covelinhas
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Covelinhas is an extinct Portuguese parish and village in the municipality of Peso da Régua in northern Portugal. By the last administrative reorganization of the territory of the parishes, according to Law No. Covelinhas is situated 4½ km east of Régua Dam.
Régua Dam
- Categories: gravity dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Poiares e Canelas, Peso da Régua, Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.14744° or 41° 8′ 51″ northLongitude
-7.73819° or 7° 44′ 18″ westInception
1973Operator
Energias de PortugalOpen location code
8CHJ47W6+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1424661457Wikidata ID
Q3375842
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Régua Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage de Régua”
- French: “Barrage de Régua”
- French: “barrage et lac reservoir de Régua”
- German: “Kraftwerk Régua”
- German: “Talsperre Régua”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Regua-demningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reguademningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Réguademningen”
- Norwegian: “Réguademningen”
- Persian: “سد رگوا”
- Portuguese: “Barragem da Régua”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Bagaúste”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Regua”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Régua”
- Spanish: “Presa de Regua”
- Spanish: “Presa de Régua”
- Spanish: “Presa y embalse de Regua”
- Spanish: “Presa y embalse de Régua”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Регуа”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Apeadeiro de Bagaúste and Symington Vinhos - Quinta do Sol.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Régua Dam”. Photo: Laszlo Daroczy, CC BY 2.0.