Alcántara Dam

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Alcántara Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Tagus River in western Spain, known for its significant role in power generation and water management.

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Alcántara Dam canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry Spain NERFINISHED
belongsToSector energy infrastructure
water infrastructure
constructionBegan 1964
constructionMaterial concrete
continent Europe
country Spain
designType arch-gravity dam
hasFunction electricity generation for the Spanish grid
regulation of Tagus River flow
hasSpillway yes
height 130 m
length 570 m
locatedIn Extremadura NERFINISHED
locatedInHydrologicalConfederation Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo NERFINISHED
locatedInProvince Cáceres Province NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion western Spain
locatedNear Alcántara NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Tagus River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Alcántara NERFINISHED
nearbyInfrastructure Alcántara Roman Bridge NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 4
openingYear 1969
operator Iberdrola NERFINISHED
partOf Tagus River basin NERFINISHED
plantCapacity 915 MW
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water management
reservoirCapacity 3160 hm³
reservoirName Alcántara Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirSurfaceArea 10400 ha
riverCrossed Tagus River NERFINISHED
spillwayType gated spillway
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tejo hasNotableStructure Alcántara Dam
Tagus Basin hasInfrastructure Alcántara Dam
Alcántara hasNearbyInfrastructure Alcántara Dam