Alto Tâmega Dam
Alto Tâmega Dam is a concrete double curvature arch dam on the Tâmega River. It is located in the municipalities of Ribeira de Pena and Vila Pouca de Aguiar, in Vila Real District, Portugal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: power plant
- Also known as: “Alto Tâmega”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Marinha and Covas do Barroso.
Santa Marinha
Village
Photo: Bráulio Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Marinha is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Alto Tâmega Dam.
Covas do Barroso
Village
Covas do Barroso is a civil parish in northern Portugal, in the municipality of Boticas, in the old district of Vila Real. The population in 2011 was 262, in an area of 29.58 km2. Covas do Barroso is situated 8 km northwest of Alto Tâmega Dam.
Alvão
Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alvão is a village, which is situated 8 km south of Alto Tâmega Dam.
Alto Tâmega Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Canedo, Ribeira de Pena Municipality, Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.57354° or 41° 34′ 25″ northLongitude
-7.73155° or 7° 43′ 54″ westElevation
318 metres (1,043 feet)Inception
2024Height
105 metres (343 feet)Operator
IberdrolaOpen location code
8CHJH7F9+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 768086191OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q56371720
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In Other Languages
From Lithuanian to Ukrainian—“Alto Tâmega Dam” goes by many names.
- Lithuanian: “Aukštutinės Tamegos užtvanka”
- Portuguese: “Alto Tâmega”
- Portuguese: “Barragem do Alto Tâmega”
- Russian: “Альто-Тамега”
- Russian: “ГЭС Алту-Тамега”
- Russian: “ГЭС Альто-Тамега”
- Ukrainian: “Алто Тамеґа (гідроелектростанція)”
- Ukrainian: “Верхньо-Тамезька ГЕС”
- Ukrainian: “Верхньо-Тамезька гідроелектростанція”
- Ukrainian: “Верхньотамезька гідроелектростанція”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Central Hidroelétrica do Alto Tâmega and Igreja Paroquial de Parada de Monteiros.
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