Ulldecona Dam

Ulldecona Dam
View of the reservoir
Ulldecona Dam is located in Spain
Ulldecona Dam
Location of Ulldecona Dam in Spain
Official nameEmbassament d'Ulldecona
CountrySpain
LocationPobla de Benifassà, Valencian Community, Spain
Coordinates40°40′15″N 0°13′52″E / 40.67083°N 0.23111°E / 40.67083; 0.23111
StatusOperational
Opening date1967
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsBarranc de la Fou, Barranc de Teulatí and Barranc de la Pobla
Height54 m
Length180 m
Reservoir
Total capacity11 hm³
Surface area817 ha

The Ulldecona Dam (Catalan: Embassament d'Ulldecona) (Spanish: Embalse de Ulldecona) is a gravity dam located in the Tinença de Benifassà and the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit mountains, within the La Pobla de Benifassà municipal limits, Valencian Community, Spain.[1]

The dam was built in 1967 and was financed by farmers from the town of Ulldecona, hence its name.