Bemposta Dam, the Glossary
Bemposta Dam (Barragem de Bemposta) is a concrete arch dam on the Douro, where the river forms the national border line between Spain and Portugal.[1]
Table of Contents
18 relations: Arch dam, Bragança District, Concrete, Douro, EDP Group, Francis turbine, Hydraulic head, Hydroelectricity, Kilowatt-hour, List of power stations in Portugal, Mogadouro, Nameplate capacity, Portugal, Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity, Spain, Spillway, Underground power station, Watt.
- 1964 establishments in Portugal
- Buildings and structures in Bragança District
- Dams in Portugal
- Dams on the Douro River
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1964
- Hydroelectric power stations in Portugal
- Mogadouro
- Portugal–Spain border
Arch dam
An arch dam is a concrete dam that is curved upstream in plan. Bemposta Dam and arch dam are arch dams.
Bragança District
Bragança District (Distrito de Bragança; Çtrito de Bergáncia) is a traditional political division of Portugal, in the northeast corner bordering on Spain (Castile and Leon and Galicia), covering 7.4% of the nation's continental landmass.
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Concrete
Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time.
Douro
The Douro (Duero; Mirandese: Douro ˈdowɾʊ; Durius) is the largest river of the Iberian Peninsula by discharge. Bemposta Dam and Douro are Portugal–Spain border.
EDP Group
EDP (formerly EDP - Energias de Portugal and Electricidade de Portugal) is a Portuguese electric utilities company, headquartered in Lisbon.
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Francis turbine
The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine.
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Hydraulic head
Hydraulic head or piezometric head is a specific measurement of liquid pressure above a vertical datum.
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Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).
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Kilowatt-hour
A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules (MJ) in SI units which is the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour.
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List of power stations in Portugal
The following page lists some power stations in Portugal.
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Mogadouro
Mogadouro is a municipality in Portugal.
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Nameplate capacity
Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, maximum effect or Gross Capacity, is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station, Energy Information Administration.
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Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity
Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided.
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Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
Spillway
A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of water downstream from a dam or levee, typically into the riverbed of the dammed river itself.
Underground power station
An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components (e.g. machine hall, penstocks, and tailrace) from rock, rather than the more common surface-based construction methods. Bemposta Dam and underground power station are underground power stations.
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Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.
See also
1964 establishments in Portugal
- Alto Rabagão Dam
- Bemposta Dam
- C.D.C. Montalegre
- Estrela da Calheta F.C.
- Festival da Canção
- Madeira Airport
- Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Committee
- UD Nordeste
Buildings and structures in Bragança District
- Aldeadávila Dam
- Bemposta Dam
- Bragança Airport
- Castro de Sacóias
- Domus Municipalis
- Eremitério Os Santos
- Miranda Dam
- Mua mine
- Picote Dam
- Pillory of Bragança
- Rock shelter of Solhapa
Dams in Portugal
- Aguieira Dam
- Aldeadávila Dam
- Alqueva Dam
- Alto Lindoso Dam
- Alto Rabagão Dam
- Alto Tâmega Dam
- Alvito Dam
- Belver Dam
- Bemposta Dam
- Bouçã Dam
- Cabril Dam
- Caniçada Dam
- Carrapatelo Dam
- Castelo do Bode Dam
- Crestuma–Lever Dam
- Daivões Dam
- Fratel Dam
- Gouvães Dam
- List of dams and reservoirs in Portugal
- List of hydroelectric power stations in Portugal
- Marechal Carmona Dam
- Miranda Dam
- Muro Dam
- Odelouca Dam
- Picote Dam
- Pocinho Dam
- Pracana Dam
- Régua Dam
- Raiva Dam
- Salamonde Dam
- Santa Luzia Dam
- Touvedo Dam
- Valeira Dam
- Vilar Dam
Dams on the Douro River
- Aldeadávila Dam
- Bemposta Dam
- Carrapatelo Dam
- Crestuma–Lever Dam
- Miranda Dam
- Picote Dam
- Pocinho Dam
- Régua Dam
- Saucelle Dam
- Valeira Dam
Energy infrastructure completed in 1964
- Afobaka Dam
- Alto Rabagão Dam
- Aratiatia Power Station
- Arzew Gas Terminal
- Barauni Refinery
- Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station
- Bemposta Dam
- Bhumibol Dam
- Big Bend Dam
- Carillon hydroelectric generating station
- Chalk Point Generating Station
- Chandrapura Thermal Power Station
- Cougar Dam
- Elmer Smith Power Plant
- Eufaula Dam
- Feyzin Refinery
- Flaming Gorge Dam
- Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Four Corners Generating Station
- Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant
- Hazelwood Power Station
- Hudson Generating Station
- J. P. Pulliam Generating Station
- Jackson Prairie Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility
- Koyna Dam
- Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant
- Markland Locks and Dam
- Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station
- Mequinenza Dam
- Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Station
- Mubisa power station
- Plant X
- Poatina Power Station
- Płock refinery
- Round Butte Dam
- Tanner's Creek Generating Station
- Tušimice Power Station
- Velilla Power Plant
- Vianden Pumped Storage Plant
- Warrick Power Plant
- Wilkes Power Plant
- Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station
Hydroelectric power stations in Portugal
- Alto Tâmega Dam
- Belver Dam
- Bemposta Dam
- Bouçã Dam
- Cabril Dam
- Caniçada Dam
- Carrapatelo Dam
- Castelo do Bode Dam
- Crestuma–Lever Dam
- Daivões Dam
- Fratel Dam
- Gouvães Dam
- List of hydroelectric power stations in Portugal
- Miranda Dam
- Picote Dam
- Pocinho Dam
- Pracana Dam
- Régua Dam
- Raiva Dam
- Salamonde Dam
- Santa Luzia Dam
- Touvedo Dam
- Valeira Dam
- Vilar Dam
Mogadouro
Portugal–Spain border
- Águeda (river)
- Aldeadávila Dam
- Ardila
- Bemposta Dam
- Caia (river)
- Chanza River
- Convention of Limits (1926)
- Douro
- Guadiana
- Minho (river)
- Olivenza
- Portugal–Spain border
- Ribeira de Cuncos
- Tagus
- Tagus International Natural Park
- Treaty of Lisbon (1864)