Pocinho Dam

Pocinho Dam (Portuguese: Barragem do Pocinho) is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Guarda and Bragança.

It is located in the municipality Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in Guarda District, Portugal.

The spillway with 4 radial gates is part of the dam body (maximum discharge 15,000 m3/s).

[2] The turbines were provided by Kværner, the generators by ABB Group.

[4] On the right side of the dam is a lock, which can handle ships with the following maximum properties: 83 m in length, 11.40 m on the beam, 3.8 m load-draught and a cargo capacity of 2500 tons.