Gouvães Dam

Gouvães Dam is a rockfield dam on the Torno River. It is located in the municipality , in Vila Real District, Portugal and it is part of the wider Tâmega Electricity-Generating Group formed of three dams and three plants Iberdrola signed…
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: dam in municipality Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real District
  • Also known as: “Barragem de Gouvães” and “Central Hidroelétrica de Gouvães”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Ribeira de Pena.

Town hall
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town hall, which is situated 3 km southwest of Gouvães Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Marinha and Ribeira de Pena Municipality.

Village
Photo: Bráulio Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Town
Ribeira de Pena is a town and a municipality in the , in the North of Portugal. In 2024, the municipality had 5,840 inhabitants across an area of 217.46 square kilometres. is situated 3 km southwest of Gouvães Dam.

Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Gouvães Dam.

Gouvães Dam

Latitude
41.53985° or 41° 32′ 24″ north
Longitude
-7.76886° or 7° 46′ 8″ west
Inception
August 18th, 2022
Operator
Iberdrola
Open location code
8CHJG6QJ+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 768250326
Wiki­data ID
Q56371722
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Ukrainian—“Gouvães Dam” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Barragem de Gouvães”
  • Lithuanian: “Guvainšo užtvanka”
  • Portuguese: “Barragem de Gouvães”
  • Russian: “ГАЭС Говайнш”
  • Spanish: “Barragem de Gouvães”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Говайнш”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Guia and Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

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