Sabugal Dam
Guarda, Portugal
Client
Ministério da Agricultura Desenvolvimento Rural e Pescas
Location
Guarda, Portugal
Date
1997 - 2000
Status
Completed
The Sabugal Dam is the storage structure for the Cova da Beira Hydro-agricultural Project (Aproveitamento Hidroagrícola da Cova da Beira) which is located in Guarda District with a hydrographic basin on the River Douro and waterline on the River Côa.
The Sabugal Dam was constructed with a zoned backfill profile on a clay core with a maximum height from the foundations of 58.5 m and a crown extending for 1,005 m.
The project includes a lateral overflow with a 35 m wide slab and a discharge channel 348 m long. The depth discharge and water inlet made from Ф 1.50m and 0.80m metal pipes were mounted in chambers.
In addition, an injection chamber was formed from where the foundations and slopes for the dam were extended.
