Albufeira da barragem de Nossa Senhora da Tourega - Évora, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member AlexCatarina
N 38° 29.993 W 008° 02.072
29S E 584187 N 4261722
Albufeira e barragem de Nossa Senhora da Tourega no distrito no concelho de Évora.
Waymark Code: WMPH2B
Location: Évora, Portugal
Date Posted: 08/31/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Albufeira da barragem de Nossa Senhora da Tourega - Évora, Portugal

O distrito de Évora tem um elevado número de barragens, algumas delas relativamente extensas: Para além da barragem do Alqueva, no Guadiana, há ainda a Barragem de Monte Novo, na ribeira de Degebe, a Albufeira de Torres, na ribeira de Azambuja, a Barragem da Vigia, num afluente da ribeira de Pardiela, a Barragem de Lucefece, na ribeira de Lucefece, a Barragem do Alvito, na ribeira de Odivelas, a Barragem de Nossa Senhora da Tourega, na ribeira das Alcáçovas e a Barragem do Divor, na ribeira do Divor. De registar ainda as muitas barragens e açudes mais pequenos, espalhadas pela vasta planície.

A rede hidrográfica do distrito de Évora é marcada pela existência de três bacias hidrográficas, sendo a bacia do rio Guadiana a que mais território ocupa. Os seus afluentes são uma série de ribeiras que, em geral, correm de noroeste para sueste e desaguam na margem direita daquele rio (Degebe, Álamo, Azebel e Lucefece), e na margem esquerda recebe a ribeira de Alcarache, que vem de Espanha, correndo de es-nordeste para oes-sudoeste. O lado ocidental do distrito esplana-se entre as bacias hidrográficas do rio Sado, a sul e do rio Tejo, a norte. Para o Sado correm alguns pequenos rios e ribeiras como o Xarrama e ribeiras de Odivelas, Alcáçovas, São Cristóvão, São Martinho e Marateca, entre outras; para o Tejo, correm as ribeiras de Canha, Lavre, Vide, Divor, Raia e vários outros pequenos cursos de água.

The district of Evora has a large number of dams, some of them relatively extensive: Apart from the Alqueva dam in the Guadiana, there is the new Monte dam still in the creek Degebe in Albufeira towers in Azambuja river, the dam Vigia, a tributary of Pardiela the river, the dam of Lucefece in Lucefece the river, the dam of Alvito, in the riverside of Maynooth, the dam of Our Lady of Tourega, the stream of Alcáçovas and Dam Divor in Divor the river. Also noteworthy the many smaller dams and weirs, spread across the vast plain.

The hydrographic network of Évora district is marked by the existence of three river basins, the basin of the Guadiana River that occupies more territory. Its tributaries are a number of streams that generally northwest of running to the southeast and empty into the right bank of the river (Degebe, Alamo, Azebel and Lucefece), and on the left bank receives the stream of Alcarache, who comes from Spain, running es-northeast to west-southwest. The western side of Esplana up district between the watersheds of the Sado River, the south and the Tagus River to the north. The Sado run some small rivers and creeks and streams as Xarrama of Maynooth, Alcáçovas, Saint Kitts, Saint Martin and Marateca, among others; the Tagus, run the streams of Canha, Lavre, Vide, Divor, Ray and several other small streams.


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Waterway where the dam is located: Ribeira de Alcáçovas

Main use of the Water Dam: Irrigation

Material used in the structure: Masonry/Concrete

Fishing Allowed: yes

Height of Dam: Not listed

Date built: Not listed

Motor Sports Allowed: Not Listed

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