Chanza dam
Chanza dam is a dam in Santana de Cambas, Mértola Municipality, Beja District. Chanza dam is situated nearby to the power station Central Hidroeléctrica en El Chanza, as well as near Lower Guadiana International Bridge.Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lower Guadiana International Bridge.
Lower Guadiana International Bridge
Bridge
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
The Lower Guadiana International Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Chança River connecting southern Spain and Portugal. Since early December 2016 to June 2017 the bridge was closed due to a landslide on the Spanish side of the bridge. Lower Guadiana International Bridge is situated 410 metres southwest of Chanza dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pomarão and Puerto de la Laja.
Puerto de la Laja
Hamlet
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
Puerto de la Laja is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Chanza dam.
Chanza dam
- Type: Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Santana de Cambas, Mértola Municipality, Beja District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.55823° or 37° 33′ 30″ northLongitude
-7.52051° or 7° 31′ 14″ westOpen location code
8C9JHF5H+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 87078962OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q123017629
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Satellite Map
Discover Chanza dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Spanish—“Chanza dam” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Barragem do Chança”
- Spanish: “Presa de Chanza”
- Spanish: “presa del Chanza”
- Spanish: “Presa del Chanza”
- Spanish: “Salto del Chanza”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Central Hidroeléctrica en El Chanza and Miradouro do Pomarão.
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