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Vilar Dam

Escurquela e Fonte Arcada, Italy

Vilar Dam

Vilar Dam (Portuguese: Barragem de Vilar, also known as Barragem de Vilar-Tabuaço) is an embankment dam on the Távora, a left (southern) tributary of the Douro. It is located in the municipality Tabuaço, in Viseu District, Portugal. Construction of the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1965. It

is owned by Companhia Portuguesa de Produção de Electricidade (CPPE) and is used for power generation.

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