Ribarroja Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in the province of Tarragona, Spain, that impounds the Ebro. About 35 km upstream of Ribarroja dam is Mequinenza dam. About 15 km downstream is Flix dam.
Dam
Ribarroja Dam is a 60 m tall (height above foundation) and 362.4 m long gravity dam with a crest altitude of 76 m. The volume of the dam is 800,000 m³. The dam features a spillway with 7 gates over the dam (maximum discharge 11,670 m³/s) and two bottom outlets with a maximum discharge of 273 (2635) m³/s. ==Reservoir==
Reservoir
At full reservoir level of 70 (maximum 73, minimum 40) m.a.s.l. the reservoir has a surface area of 21.52 (20.29) km², a total capacity of 210 million m³ and a length of almost 50 km. The maximum (average) depth of the reservoir is 34 (9.7) m. ==Power plant ==
Power plant
The power plant contains 4 Kaplan turbine-generators with a total nameplate capacity of 262.8 MW. Maximum (minimum) hydraulic head is 34 (20) m. Maximum flow is 225 m³/s per turbine. ==See also==