Almadenes Reservoir
Characteristics
|
Province
|
Murcia |
|---|---|
|
Municipal territory
|
Cieza |
|
River
|
Segura |
|
hydrographic basin
|
Segura |
| Reservoir Volume | 0,200 hm³ |
|---|---|
| Superficie del embalse a NMN | 6,00 ha |
| DAM BODY | |
|---|---|
| Type | Gravity |
| Top spot height | 224,00 m.a.s.l. |
|
Height from the foundations to the top
|
37,00 m |
|
Top width
|
98,00 m |
|
Foundation height
|
187,00 m.a.s.l. |
|
Bed height
|
208,66 m.a.s.l. |
|
Volume of the dam body
|
31,190 m³ |
|
Purpose
|
1925 |
|
Holder
|
Iberdrola Generación S.A. |
| CHUTE | |
|
Total number of chutes
|
1 |
|
Adjustment
|
No, free sheet |
|
Chute capacity
|
729 m³/s |
Dam view, water downwards from the right margin
Purpose
Its purpose is the production of electric power.
Vista de la presa desde la margen izquierda
Plans
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Inicio del canal de derivación de agua hacia la central hidroeléctrica de Almadenes
Situation
The Almadenes reservoir can be found in the municipality of Cieza, in the province of Murcia. It is located on the Segura riverbed..
U.T.M. coordinates:
Reference system ETRS89. Time zone= 30
X=623.312
Y=4.233.186
Las coordenadas geográficas del punto anterior son:
Longitud: 1º 35’ 27” Oeste
Latitud: 38º 14’ 17” Norte
Access to the dam and reservoir
El emplazamiento del embalse puede verse en el siguiente mapa:
