Corbara Dam

Corbara Dam
The dam's spillway
Location of Corbara Dam in Italy
Official name	Diga di Corbara
Country	Italy
Location	Corbara, Terni, Umbria
Coordinates	42°42′11.30″N 12°13′50.93″E / 42.7031389°N 12.2308139°ECoordinates: 42°42′11.30″N 12°13′50.93″E / 42.7031389°N 12.2308139°E
Purpose	Power, flood control
Status	Operational
Construction began	1959
Opening date	1963
Owner(s)	Enel
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity with embankment section
Impounds	River Tiber
Height	52 m (171 ft)
Length	640 m (2,100 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Corbara
Total capacity	190,000,000 m^3 (150,000 acre·ft)
Active capacity	135,000,000 m^3 (109,000 acre·ft)
Catchment area	6,042 km^2 (2,333 sq mi)
Power station
Name	Terni Hydroelectric Complex
Turbines	38
Installed capacity	531

The Corbara Dam is located on the River Tiber near Corbara in the province of Terni in the Umbria region of Italy. It is a combination gravity and embankment dam. The gravity section forms the spillway while the embankment section adjoins on the left side. The dam was constructed between 1959 and 1963 for the primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation but it was later found to useful in preventing floods in Rome downstream.^[1] The reservoir created by the dam, Lake Corbara, supplies water to the expansive Terni Hydroelectric Complex. The complex has an installed capacity of 531 MW and is owned by Enel.^[2]

References

1. "Hypothesis for the regulation of outflows for the purpose of Government of floods in the basin of the Tiber" (PDF) (in Italian). Authorities 'Of River Basin Tevere. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
2. "Terni". E.ON Italia. Retrieved 7 April 2014.