Water and Environment

Val de Beltrán pool on left bank of the river Matarraña

Location

Client
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Spain
Date
2008-2009
Services
Preliminary design

The actions included are located in the North West of the province of Teruel, in the Matarraña river basin. They include: reservoir at diversion of the River Matarraña, with a volume of 4 hm3, located in a side ravine, with a dam closing it off; concrete weir on the River Matarraña, 190 m in length; and a feeder channel of 0.96 m3/s from the weir to the reservoir, in pipes with a length of 11.35 km, with 5 siphons and 3 aqueducts. The dam is made of loose materials with a clay core, 43.50 m in height on foundations, with an overfall spillway. The weir, the feeder channel. The project includes the Environmental Impact Assessment and an Emergency Plan for the Dam.