Covão dos Conchos
Covão dos Conchos is an artificial lake in the Serra da Estrela mountains in Portugal that is famous for its bell-mouth spillway. The spillway was built in 1955 with the aim of diverting water from Ribeira das Naves to Lagoa Comprida.Photo: Sqjaques, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: artificial lake in the Serra da Estrela mountains in Portugal
- Also known as: “Captação do Covão dos Conchos”, “Descarga do Covão dos Conchos”, “Descarregador da Lagoa do Covão dos Conchos”, “Escoadouro do Covão dos Conchos”, “Funil do Covão dos Conchos”, and “Funil dos Conchos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zêzere River and Serra da Estrela Ski Resort.
Zêzere River
Spring
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zêzere is a river in Portugal, tributary to the Tagus. It rises in the Serra da Estrela, near the Torre, the highest point of continental Portugal. Zêzere River is situated 4 km south of Covão dos Conchos.
Serra da Estrela Ski Resort
Sports venue
Serra da Estrela Ski Resort is a ski resort located in a mountain range named Serra da Estrela, in the municipality of Seia, parish of Loriga, Portugal. Serra da Estrela Ski Resort is situated 4 km south of Covão dos Conchos.
Barragem do Covão do Curral
Dam
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barragem do Covão do Curral is a dam, which is situated 3 km west of Covão dos Conchos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Serra da Estrela Natural Park and Sabugueiro.
Serra da Estrela Natural Park
Photo: PAULO TATO MARINHO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Serra da Estrela Natural Park is in Central Portugal. It contains mainland Portugal's tallest mountain peak and the country's only ski resort.
Sabugueiro
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sabugueiro is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Covão dos Conchos.
Manteigas Municipality
Town
Photo: Lentolho - Fotografia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manteigas is a town and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,430, in an area of 121.98 square kilometres. The municipality is located in Guarda District; in Centro Region and Beira Interior Norte Subregion. Manteigas Municipality is situated 7 km northeast of Covão dos Conchos.
Covão dos Conchos
- Category: artificial lake
- Location: Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.36392° or 40° 21′ 50″ northLongitude
-7.61089° or 7° 36′ 39″ westInception
1955Open location code
8CGJ997Q+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 532632579OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q64750749
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Satellite Map
Discover Covão dos Conchos from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Covão dos Conchos” goes by many names.
- French: “Covão dos Conchos”
- German: “Covão dos Conchos”
- Portuguese: “Albufeira do Covão dos Conchos”
- Portuguese: “Albufeira dos Conchos”
- Portuguese: “Covão dos Conchos”
- Portuguese: “Lagoa do Covão dos Conchos”
- Portuguese: “Lagoa dos Conchos”
- Spanish: “Covão dos Conchos”
- Swedish: “Covão dos Conchos”
- Vietnamese: “Covão dos Conchos”
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Highlights include Lagoa Redonda and Lagoa Seca.
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