Crevillente Dam

Parks and Nature

The Crevillent Reservoir is a reservoir in Spain that is located in the municipality of Crevillent, in the province of Alicante, Spain and whose function is to regulate part of the flow from the Tajo-Segura transfer. This reservoir belongs to the Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura and was built in 1985 in the bed of the Barranco del Boch. It has a surface area of ​​108 hectares, with a maximum capacity of approx. 12.78 hm³ and a perimeter of banks of about 14 km. It has a gravity dam of 54 m in height and 360 m in length. The Crevillente dam, also known as the Crevillente Canal Regulatory Deposit, is located in the Barranco del Bosch. This ravine has a discontinuous flow, with a strong drainage, so that the contributions from the basin itself are practically nonexistent, being the main source of power the Canal de Crevillente. This Canal runs at levels lower than those of the reservoir so the water can either continue directly to the distribution system of the irrigable area, or be diverted to a pumping station that rises to the reservoir for regulation . The pumping station is located on the left bank of the Canal, in the vicinity of the foot of the dam, and the pumped flow reaches the reservoir through a reversible intake that runs in a tunnel under the right abutment of the dam.