| Ricobayo Dam | |
|---|---|
 View of the Ricobayo Dam. | |
| Official name | Presa de Ricobayo |
| Country | Spain |
| Location | Zamora, Castile and León |
| Purpose | Hydroelectricity |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1929 |
| Opening date | 1935 |
| Owner(s) | Iberdrola |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Esla, Douro |
| Height (foundation) | 99 m. |
| Length | 270 m. |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Duero river |
| Total capacity | 5725 hPa. |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | Ricobayo I: 4 Francis Ricobayo II: 1 Francis |
The Ricobayo Dam (in Spanish: presa de Ricobayo or salto de Ricobayo) is a hydroelectric engineering work built on the lower course of the Esla river. It is located less than 1 km from Ricobayo de Alba, in the province of Zamora, Castilla y León, Spain.
The section in which it is located is known as the arribes of Esla, a deep geographic depression caused by the millenary erosion of the river.
It is part of the Saltos del Duero system together with the infrastructures installed in Aldeadávila, Almendra, Castro, Saucelle and Villalcampo.[1]
- ^ "Evolución de la ingeniería de presas en España. El caso de los "Saltos del Duero"" (PDF). Sociedad Española de Presas y Embalses (in Spanish) (Escuela Politécnica Superior. Universidad de Burgos ed.). March 5, 2011.
The hydroelectric complex called "Sistema Duero", or "Saltos del Duero", comprises the Aldeadávila and Saucelle dams on the Duero river and the Villarino dam on the Tormes river, in the province of Salamanca, and the Ricobayo dam on the Esla river and the Villalcampo and Castro dam on the Duero river, in the province of Zamora.