Ulldecona Dam | |
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Official name | Embassament d'Ulldecona |
Country | Spain |
Location | Pobla de Benifassà, Valencian Community, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°40′15″N 0°13′52″E / 40.67083°N 0.23111°E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1967 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity dam |
Impounds | Barranc de la Fou, Barranc de Teulatí and Barranc de la Pobla |
Height | 54 m |
Length | 180 m |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 11 hm³ |
Surface area | 817 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.