Canelles Reservoir

Canelles Reservoir
View of the reservoir
Canelles Reservoir
Location of the Canelles Reservoir
CountrySpain
LocationLleida Province and Huesca Province
Coordinates41°58′43″N 0°36′44″E / 41.97861°N 0.61222°E / 41.97861; 0.61222
StatusOperational
Opening date1960
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsNoguera Ribagorzana
Height150 m
Length210 m
Width (base)80 m
Reservoir
Total capacity687.5 hm³
Catchment area182 km2
Surface area1569 ha
Power Station
Installed capacity108 MW

Canelles Reservoir is a reservoir in the Pre-Pyrenees area in Spain. It is located in the Noguera Ribagorzana river bordering the province of Huesca, Aragon and the province of Lleida, Catalonia.[1] It was built by the Spanish power utility ENHER.

The reservoir irrigates the Aragon and Catalonia canals through the Santa Anna reservoir.[2]

The Canelles dam is 151 meters high, the 3rd highest in the country. It was the country's highest dam when its construction was completed in 1960.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Pantano de Canelles
  2. ^ "La presa de Canelles està desembassant aigua cap al pantà de Santa Anna per garantir el reg als canals d'Aragó i Catalunya". 3Cat. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  3. ^ "Las 5 presas más altas de España". Comité Nacional Español de Grandes Presas (in Spanish). 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2025-09-04.