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 , .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fratel Dam.

Power station
Photo: Jlrsousa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a concrete gravity dam on the Tagus, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Castelo Branco and . It is located in the municipality , in Castelo Branco District, Portugal. is situated 2½ km south of Pracana Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Envendos and São Pedro do Esteval.

Village
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Pracana Dam.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Pracana Dam.

Pracana Dam

Latitude
39.56494° or 39° 33′ 54″ north
Longitude
-7.81281° or 7° 48′ 46″ west
Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)
Inception
1950
Height
60 metres (197 feet)
Operator
Energias de Portugal
Open location code
8CFJH57P+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96330297
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q9649020
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Pracana Dam” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد براكانا”
  • German: “Talsperre Pracana”
  • Italian: “diga di Pracana”
  • Persian: “سد پراکانا”
  • Portuguese: “Barragem de Pracana”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Central Hidroelétrica de Pracana and Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Pracana/Padrão.

Nearby Places

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