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  2. Alqueva Dam - Wikipedia

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    The Alqueva Dam is an arch dam and the centrepiece of the Alqueva Multipurpose Project. It impounds the River Guadiana, on the border of Beja and Évora Districts in the south of Portugal. The dam takes its name from the town of Alqueva on its right bank. It creates a large reservoir with an inter-annual regulation capacity from which water may ...

  3. Why Portugal’s underrated lake country is worth exploring - AOL

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    In the sun-baked Alentejo region due southeast of Lisbon, the star is a body of water that has radically transformed a land long plagued by droughts: Alqueva Lake. This shimmering reservoir ...

  4. List of dams and reservoirs in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    This page is a list of dams and reservoirs in Portugal, arranged by NUTS Regions and Subregions: Norte. Alto Tâmega ... Alqueva Dam, Alqueva, Portel; Alentejo Litoral

  5. List of lakes of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    The word lake can be directly translated into the Portuguese language word lago, but these bodies of water are most commonly classified as lagoas (singular: lagoa), which is semi-equivalent to the word pond and is not to be confused with a lagoon (lagoons are bodies of water close or connected to an ocean whereas lakes or ponds are surrounded ...

  6. Monsaraz - Wikipedia

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    View from Monsaraz, Portugal The condition of the walled medieval city, the growth of the farm estates of Reguengos, the richness of the artesnal production and vineyards, and more importantly, the loyalty towards the Miguelist forces during the Liberal Wars were all factors that contributed to the shifting of the municipal seat from Monsaraz ...

  7. Guadiana - Wikipedia

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    Lake Alqueva along the River Guadiana The Alqueva Dam, located in the southern arm of the Guadiana, is responsible for Western Europe's largest reservoir. The Guadiana flows east to west through Spain and south through Portugal, then forms the Spanish-Portuguese border; it flows into the Gulf of Cádiz , part of the Atlantic Ocean, between Vila ...

  8. Alentejo - Wikipedia

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    View of the Alqueva Reservoir on the Guadiana from one of the many hills. Topographically, the countryside varies from the open rolling plains of the south of Alentejo to the granite hills that border Spain in the northeast. To feed the water needs of this considerable area, a number of public dams have been constructed, most notably the ...

  9. List of largest lakes of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Lake impounded by the Iron Gates I dam on the River Danube [4] 52 Middle Kuyto: Среднее Куйто, Keski-Kuittijärvi Russia: 257 99: 53 Näsijärvi Finland: 256 99: Đerdap Serbia: 253 98: 54 Hornavan Sweden: 252 97 (220–283 km 2 (85–109 sq mi)) Alqueva: Barragem de Alqueva Portugal/ Spain: 250 97: Largest lake in Portugal Uglich

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