Pracana Dam

Pracana Dam is a concrete buttress dam on the Ocreza, a right tributary of the Tagus. It is located in the municipality , in , .
CorreiaPM, Public domain.
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 115 metres (377 feet)
  • …is operated by Energias de Portugal
  • …dates from 1950
  • …stands 60 metres (197 feet) tall
  • Description: dam in Portugal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fratel Dam.
Power station
is a concrete gravity dam on the Tagus… is situated 2½ km south of Pracana Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Envendos and São Pedro do Esteval.
is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Pracana Dam.
Hflm, Public domain.
Village
is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Pracana Dam.
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Latitude
39.56494° or 39° 33′ 54″ north
Longitude
-7.81281° or 7° 48′ 46″ west
Open location code
8CFJH57P+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Pracana Dam” goes by many names.
سد براكاناEgyptian Arabic
diga di PracanaItalian
سد پراکاناPersian

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