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AGT(G) - Albufeira do Abrilongo Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 2/23/2020
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:



AGT(G) - Albufeira do Abrilongo

A ribeira de Abrilongo é uma ribeira portuguesa, que nasce no concelho de Arronches e desagua no Xévora, um pouco a jusante de Ouguela.

Faz fronteira com Espanha desde um pouco a montante do lugar de Marco/El Marco até um pouco a jusante da confluência com a ribeira de Ouguela, na zona da antiga Contenda de Arronches.

A barragem de Abrilongo localiza-se no concelho de Campo Maior, distrito de Portalegre, Portugal. Foi projectada em 1993 e entrou em funcionamento em 2000.

É uma barragem de aterro (terra zonada). Possui uma altura de 29 m acima da fundação (27 m acima do terreno natural) e um comprimento de coroamento de 1063 m (largura 8 m). O volume da barragem é de 494.900 m³. Possui uma capacidade de descarga máxima de 5 (descarga de fundo) + 420 (descarregador de cheias) m³/s.

The Abrilongo stream is a Portuguese stream, which rises in the municipality of Arronches and flows into Xévora, a little downstream from Ouguela.

It is bordered by Spain from a little upstream from Marco / El Marco to a little downstream from the confluence with the Ouguela stream, in the area of the former Contenda de Arronches.

The Abrilongo dam is located in the municipality of Campo Maior, district of Portalegre, Portugal. It was designed in 1993 and started operating in 2000.

It is a landfill dam (zoned land). It has a height of 29 m above the foundation (27 m above the natural terrain) and a crown length of 1063 m (width 8 m). The dam's volume is 494,900 m³. It has a maximum discharge capacity of 5 (bottom discharge) + 420 (flood discharge) m³ / s.

Cache

Esta cache encontra-se junto ao paredão da albufeira, perto da fronteira com Espanha e é um recipente medio sem material de escrita.

This cache is located next to the reservoir wall, close to the Spanish border and is an average container without writing material.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[PT] An onfr qb neohfgb whagb nb tenqrnzragb r pboregn cbe crqenf [EN] Ng gur onfr bs gur ohfu arkg gb gur envyvat naq pbirerq jvgu fgbarf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)