Foz Tua Dam
Foz Tua Dam is a power station in Vila Real District, Portugal. Foz Tua Dam is situated nearby to the church Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia Foz-Tua, as well as near the bridge Ponte Ferroviária das Presas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tua railway station and Fraga pintada do Cachão da Rapa.
Tua railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tua Railway Station is a railway station located in the civil parish of Castanheiro do Norte e Ribalonga, in the municipality of Carrazeda de Ansiães, close to the confluence of the Douro River and the Tua River. Tua railway station is situated 1 km southeast of Foz Tua Dam.
Fraga pintada do Cachão da Rapa
Archaeological site
Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fraga pintada do Cachão da Rapa is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Foz Tua Dam.
Capela do Senhor da Boa Morte
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nagozelo do Douro and Ervedosa do Douro.
Nagozelo do Douro
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nagozelo do Douro is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Foz Tua Dam.
Ervedosa do Douro
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ervedosa do Douro is a civil parish in the municipality of São João da Pesqueira, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,294, in an area of 40.24 km2. Ervedosa do Douro is situated 7 km southwest of Foz Tua Dam.
São João da Pesqueira
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
São João da Pesqueira is a town of 7,900 people in the Alto Douro wine region of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, northern Portugal.
Foz Tua Dam
- Type: Power station
- Also known as: “Central Hidroelétrica de Foz Tua” and “Tua Dam”
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, pumped-storage power station, and industry
- Location: Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.21591° or 41° 12′ 57″ northLongitude
-7.42725° or 7° 25′ 38″ westInception
2017Operator
MovheraOpen location code
8CHJ6H8F+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 343672162OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q9649153
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Foz Tua Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “Barrage de Foz Tua”
- French: “Barrage du Tua”
- Portuguese: “Aproveitamento Hidroeléctrico de Foz Tua”
- Portuguese: “Aproveitamento Hidroeléctrico Foz Tua”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Foz Tua”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Foz-Tua”
- Portuguese: “Barragem do Tua”
- Spanish: “Presa de Foz Tua”
- Spanish: “Presa del Tua”
- Spanish: “Presa del Túa”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Фос-Туа”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Miradouro da Barragem de Foz-Tua and Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia Foz-Tua.
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