Raiva Dam
Raiva Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Mondego. It is located in the municipality Penacova, in Coimbra District, Portugal. The dam was completed in 1981.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oliveira do Mondego and Friúmes e Paradela.
Oliveira do Mondego
Village
Oliveira do Mondego, previously known as Oliveira do Cunhedo, is a Portuguese village and former freguesia of Portugal located in the municipality of Penacova. Oliveira do Mondego is situated 2½ km northeast of Raiva Dam.
Friúmes e Paradela
Village
Friúmes e Paradela is a civil parish in the municipality of Penacova, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Friúmes and Paradela. The population in 2011 was 870, in an area of 22.18 km². Friúmes e Paradela is situated 5 km southeast of Raiva Dam.
Penacova
Town
Penacova is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,251, in an area of 216.73 km2. Penacova is situated 5 km southwest of Raiva Dam.
Raiva Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in municipality Penacova, Coimbra District
- Categories: gravity dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: União das freguesias de Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego, Penacova Municipality, Coimbra District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.30947° or 40° 18′ 34″ north
Longitude
-8.24879° or 8° 14′ 56″ west
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Inception
1981
Height
34 metres (112 feet)
Operator
Open location code
8CGH8Q52+QF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Raiva Dam” goes by many names.
- German: “Kraftwerk Raiva”
- Persian: “سد رایوا”
- Portuguese: “Barragem da raiva”
- Portuguese: “Barragem da Raiva”
- Portuguese: “Barragem do Coiço”
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