Entrepeñas Reservoir

Entrepeñas is a reservoir located on the Tagus River in the Alcarria Baja region of Guadalajara, Spain. It was completed in 1956.[2]

Entrepeñas Reservoir
Location of Entrepeñas Reservoir in Castilla-La Mancha
Location of Entrepeñas Reservoir in Spain
Official nameEmbalse de Entrepeñas
CountrySpain
LocationProvince of Guadalajara
Coordinates40°29′38″N 2°44′56″W
PurposeIrrigation, power, transfer
StatusOperational
Opening date1956
Owner(s)Government of Spain
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsTagus River
Height (foundation)87 m (285 ft)
Length383 m (1,257 ft)
Elevation at crest723 m (2,372 ft)
Dam volume445,930,000 m3 (583,250,000 cu yd)
Spillways1
Spillway capacity1,500 m3/s (53,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity835,000,000 m3 (677,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area4,060 km2 (1,570 sq mi)
Surface area3,213 ha (12.41 sq mi)
Central Hidroeléctrica de Entrepeñas
Installed capacity37 MW[1]
Website
Association of Dams and Reservoirs

Apart from the Tagus, it also receives water from the Valdetrigo, Barranco Grande, Solana, and Ompólveda rivers, among others. The dam structure is situated next to the town of Entrepeñas, from which it took its name, between the municipal districts of Sacedón and Auñón.

The towns of Auñón, Durón, Pareja, and Sacedón are located on the banks of the reservoir, as are the residential areas of Las Anclas, Las Brisas, Peñalagos, and El Paraiso. Entrepeñas forms part of the so-called Sea of Castile (Spanish: Mar de Castilla), together with the reservoirs of Buendía, Bolarque, Zorita, Almoguera, and Estremera.

The surface area of the reservoir measures 3,213 hectares (12.41 square miles), and it can hold a total of 835,000,000 cubic meters (677,000 acre feet).[3]

In conjunction with the Buendía Reservoir, it supplies the Tagus-Segura Water Transfer.

See also

List of dams and reservoirs in Spain

References

  1. Berga, Luis; et al. (15 February 2006). Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century. Vol. I. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-134-13850-0. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. "Acueducto Tajo-Segura" [Tagus-Segura Aqueduct]. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "Entrepeñas Reservoir". Embalses.net (in Spanish). 10 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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