Iberia
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Beja District

Alvito Dam

The Alvito Dam is a large earthfill dam in . The dam was built by Construções A. Supico between 1973 and 1976. It is in the Alvito Municipality within and impounds the Odivelas River.
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Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in near Alvito Municipality, Beja District, Spain
  • Also known as: “Barragem de Albergaria dos Fusos”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Ruiva and Alvito.

Village
Photo: Clseco, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Alvito Dam.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially the Town of , is a municipality in the of southern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,504, in an area of 264.85 km2. The current president municipal chamber is António João Feio Valério.

Town
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is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,743, in an area of 393.67 km2. The present Mayor is Bernardino Bengalinha Pinto, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is January 13. is situated 10 km northwest of Alvito Dam.

Alvito Dam

Latitude
38.28144° or 38° 16′ 53″ north
Longitude
-7.91484° or 7° 54′ 53″ west
Elevation
202 metres (663 feet)
Inception
1977
Height
44 metres (144 feet)
Operator
Associação de Municípios de Cuba, Vidigueira e Alvito
Open location code
8CCJ73JP+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157888567
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q4738326
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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Alvito Dam” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piscina Flutuante and Praia Fluvial de Albergaria dos Fusos.

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 “Alvito Dam”. Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.