Ojos (Azud) Reservoir
Access and Situation
Situation
The Ojós dam (waterwheel) lays in the municipal territory of Blanca in the province of Murcia. It is located on the bed of the Segura river.
U.T.M. Coordinates:
Sistema de Referencia ETRS89. Huso: 30
X=644.372
Y=4.224.979
Accesses to the dam and reservoir
The reservoir location can be seen in the following map:
Plotting map.
Characteristics
| DAM SITUATION | |
|---|---|
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Province
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Murcia |
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Municipal territory
|
Blanca |
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Hydrographic basin
|
Segura |
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Bed where it is located
|
Segura river |
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BASIN DATA
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Surface of the hydrographic basin
|
985,60 km² |
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Average yearly rainfall
|
300.0 mm3 |
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RESERVOIR DATA
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Surface of the reservoir at the Maximum Normal Level (MNL)
|
85.00 ha |
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Capacity at NNL
|
2,850 hm3 |
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Height of MNL
|
138,55 m |
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DAM BODY
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|---|---|---|
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Category according to the possible risk
|
A | |
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Designer
|
A. Botía | |
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Type
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Gravity | |
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Top spot height
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140.67 m | |
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Height above foundations
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17.67 m | |
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Top length
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53.0 m | |
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Foundation spot height
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123.0 m | |
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End year
|
123.0 m | |
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CHUTE
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Total number of chutes
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1 | |
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Drain capacity
|
766,68 m3/s | |
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Adjustment
|
Doors | |
Purpose
The purpose of the dam is the distribution of water coming there. The main channel of the right side (MCRS) and the main channel of the left margin (MCLM) start from such a dam.
View from waters under the Ojós dam (waterwheel), where it is possible to see the beginning of the main channel of the right margin.
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