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Bolarque Dam

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power plant went operational in 1910. The generated power at that time was evacuated to Madrid. In 1954 the plant was closed and replaced with the actual power plant. It has a
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Bolarque Dam is a 36 m tall (height above foundation) and 292 m long gravity dam with a crest altitude of 643 m. The volume of the dam is 160,000 m³. The dam features a
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over the dam (maximum discharge 1,700 m³/s) and one bottom outlet (maximum discharge 70 m³/s). The initial height of the dam was 24 m; it was raised to 36 m in 1954.
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Work on the dam began in 1907. In 1908 more than 1300 workers were employed at the construction site. The dam was officially inaugurated on June 23, 1910 by king
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At full reservoir level, the reservoir of the dam has a surface area of 5.1 km² and a total capacity of 30.7 mio. m³; its active capacity is 23 mio. m³.
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power plant was built between 1969 and 1974. It went on line in 1973. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 203 (208)
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is 269.5 (245) m. Maximum flow is 98.8 (99) m³/s when generating energy and 66 m³/s when pumping.
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In 2010 an additional power plant with a nameplate capacity of 4.2 MW was opened.
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Buildings and structures in the Province of Guadalajara
833:. Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura. Archived from 758:"AGUA Y ENERGÍA: PRODUCCIÓN HIDROELÉCTRICA EN ESPAÑA" 791:"EL RECORRIDO DE LA ENERGÍA ITINERARIO ENERGÉTICO 5" 507: 912: 1049:Buildings and structures in the Province of Cuenca 1010: 693: 615: 856:"Centrales de Generación de Energía Eléctrica" 898: 671:"Pumped-Storage Plants in Portugal and Spain" 371:. About 6 km downstream from the dam is the 756:Cayetano Espejo Marín, Ramón García Marín. 905: 891: 698:(in Spanish). alcarria.com. Archived from 227:160,000 m (5,700,000 cu ft) 27: 474:Bolarque II is the starting point of the 467:-generators with 52 MW each. The maximum 435:-generators with 14 MW each. The maximum 304:Bolarque I: 42 m (138 ft) (max) 446: 1039:Energy infrastructure completed in 1910 306:Bolarque II: 269.5 m (884 ft) 264:23,000,000 m (19,000 acre⋅ft) 256:30,710,000 m (24,900 acre⋅ft) 1011: 1024:Hydroelectric power stations in Spain 886: 825: 823: 821: 819: 817: 785: 783: 781: 779: 777: 751: 749: 747: 689: 687: 665: 663: 661: 639: 637: 611: 609: 607: 605: 603: 601: 561:List of dams and reservoirs in Spain 48: 16:Dam in Cuenca and Guadalajara, Spain 321:Bolarque II: 4 x 52 MW Francis-type 243:1,700 m/s (1.4 acre⋅ft/s) 13: 831:"Tagus-Segura distribution canals" 439:is 42 m. Maximum flow is 85 m³/s. 373:José Cabrera Nuclear Power Station 14: 1070: 848: 814: 774: 744: 713: 684: 658: 634: 598: 566: 272:5.1 km (2.0 sq mi) 56:Location of Bolarque Dam in Spain 986: 929: 616:Pilar Hernández (26 July 2010). 538: 524: 510: 47: 40: 694:Ignacio del Olmo (2002-09-01). 673:. 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It is owned by 346:Presa de Bolarque 339: 338: 331:Bolarque I: 28 MW 292:Bolarque II: 1974 269:Surface area 170:Dam and spillways 144:Opening date 68:Presa de Bolarque 1066: 991: 990: 989: 934: 933: 932: 907: 900: 893: 884: 883: 877: 876: 874: 873: 867: 860: 852: 846: 845: 843: 842: 827: 812: 811: 809: 808: 802: 795: 787: 772: 771: 769: 768: 762: 753: 742: 741: 739: 738: 732: 725: 717: 711: 710: 708: 707: 691: 682: 681: 679: 678: 667: 656: 655: 653: 652: 641: 632: 631: 629: 628: 613: 587: 585: 584: 548: 543: 542: 534: 529: 528: 520: 515: 514: 513: 290:Bolarque I: 1910 123: 122: 120: 119: 118: 113: 109: 106: 105: 104: 101: 51: 50: 44: 31: 19: 18: 1074: 1073: 1069: 1068: 1067: 1065: 1064: 1063: 1009: 1008: 1007: 1002: 987: 985: 930: 928: 920: 911: 881: 880: 871: 869: 865: 858: 854: 853: 849: 840: 838: 829: 828: 815: 806: 804: 800: 793: 789: 788: 775: 766: 764: 760: 754: 745: 736: 734: 730: 723: 719: 718: 714: 705: 703: 692: 685: 676: 674: 669: 668: 659: 650: 648: 643: 642: 635: 626: 624: 614: 599: 594: 582: 580: 572: 569: 552: 551: 544: 537: 530: 523: 516: 511: 509: 504: 496: 465:Francis turbine 445: 433:Francis turbine 431:and contains 2 417: 412: 404: 392: 334: 332: 320: 305: 293: 291: 224:Dam volume 116: 114: 110: 107: 102: 99: 97: 95: 94: 60: 59: 58: 57: 54: 53: 52: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1072: 1062: 1061: 1056: 1051: 1046: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1026: 1021: 1004: 1003: 1001: 1000: 995: 983: 978: 973: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 925: 922: 921: 910: 909: 902: 895: 887: 879: 878: 847: 813: 773: 743: 712: 683: 657: 633: 620:(in Spanish). 596: 595: 593: 590: 589: 588: 574:"Bolarque Dam" 568: 567:External links 565: 564: 563: 558: 550: 549: 535: 521: 506: 505: 503: 500: 495: 492: 469:hydraulic head 457:pumped-storage 444: 441: 437:hydraulic head 416: 413: 411: 408: 403: 400: 391: 388: 337: 336: 329: 323: 322: 314: 308: 307: 302: 300:Hydraulic head 296: 295: 288: 284: 283: 278: 274: 273: 270: 266: 265: 262: 258: 257: 254: 250: 249: 245: 244: 241: 237: 236: 233: 229: 228: 225: 221: 220: 217: 213: 212: 209: 205: 204: 201: 197: 196: 191: 187: 186: 178: 172: 171: 167: 166: 163: 159: 158: 153: 149: 148: 145: 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 129: 125: 124: 92: 88: 87: 74: 70: 69: 66: 62: 61: 55: 46: 45: 39: 38: 37: 36: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1071: 1060: 1057: 1055: 1052: 1050: 1047: 1045: 1042: 1040: 1037: 1035: 1032: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1022: 1020: 1019:Dams in Spain 1017: 1016: 1014: 999: 996: 994: 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 972: 969: 967: 964: 962: 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 927: 926: 923: 919: 915: 908: 903: 901: 896: 894: 889: 888: 885: 868:on 2014-10-31 864: 857: 851: 837:on 2017-08-27 836: 832: 826: 824: 822: 820: 818: 803:on 2015-09-24 799: 792: 786: 784: 782: 780: 778: 759: 752: 750: 748: 733:on 2015-09-23 729: 722: 716: 702:on 2013-10-26 701: 697: 690: 688: 672: 666: 664: 662: 646: 640: 638: 623: 619: 612: 610: 608: 606: 604: 602: 597: 579: 575: 571: 570: 562: 559: 557: 554: 553: 547: 541: 536: 533: 527: 522: 519: 508: 499: 491: 489: 485: 481: 477: 472: 470: 466: 462: 458: 449: 440: 438: 434: 430: 426: 422: 421:hydroelectric 419:The original 407: 399: 397: 387: 385: 381: 376: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 351: 347: 343: 330: 328: 324: 319: 315: 313: 309: 303: 301: 297: 289: 285: 282: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 195: 192: 188: 185: 182: 179: 177: 173: 168: 164: 160: 157: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 121: 93: 89: 86: 82: 78: 75: 71: 67: 65:Official name 63: 43: 34: 30: 25: 20: 1029:Gravity dams 940: 870:. 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Bolarque Dam is located in Spain
Cuenca
Guadalajara
Spain
40°21′44″N 2°49′07″W / 40.362156°N 2.818685°W / 40.362156; -2.818685
Unión Fenosa
Type of dam
Concrete
gravity dam
Tagus
Unión Fenosa
Hydraulic head
Turbines
Francis-type
Installed capacity
concrete
gravity dam
Tagus
Spain
Cuenca
Guadalajara
José Cabrera Nuclear Power Station
Alfonso XIII
Unión Fenosa
spillway
hydroelectric
nameplate capacity
MW
Francis turbine

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