The Alvito Dam is a large earthfill dam in Portugal. The dam was built by Construções A. Supico between 1973 and 1976.[1] It is in the Alvito Municipality within Beja District and impounds the Odivelas River.[2]

Alvito Dam
Alvito Dam
Location	near Alvito Municipality, Beja District, Portugal
Coordinates	38.282°N 7.916°W / 38.282; -7.916
Construction began	1973
Opening date	1976
Owner(s)	Associação de Municípios de Cuba, Vidigueira e Alvito
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Odivelas River
Height	49 metres (161 ft)
Length	1,105 metres (3,625 ft)
Reservoir
Active capacity	2,285,000 m3 (1,852 acre⋅ft)

References

Sources

• Gray, Tony (1987). The Road to Success: Alfred McAlpine 1935 - 1985. Rainbird Publishing.

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