Valdecayo Dam and Reservoir

Valdecayo Dam and Reservoir

Valdecayo Dam was built on the bed of Arroyo Valdecayo, in the municipality of Casas de Don Pedro, province of Badajoz, Extremadura.

Homogeneous loose material dam with a height from foundations of 10 meters and a crest length of 217 meters.

Valdecayo Reservoir belongs to the Cuenca Hidrográfica del Guadiana (Guadiana River Basin) and has a capacity of 0,164 hm3.

Uses

Irrigation

Other reservoir near by

Sierra Brava Reservoir | Gargáligas Reservoir | Valdecaballeros Reservoir

Distances from Casas de Don Pedro

Badajoz 157 km
Logrosán 46 km
Talarrubias 13 km
Campanario 47 km
Valdecaballeros 36 km
Navalvillar de Pela 13 km

About Casas de Don Pedro Municipality

Casas de Don Pedro is the gateway to the Siberia Region. It is located northeast of the province of Badajoz, belongs to the judicial district of Herrera del Duque, which is 45 km away, and is 160 km away from the capital, along the N-430 road. It limits to the north with the province of Cáceres; to the east and south with the municipalities of Talarrubias and Puebla de Alcocer, and to the west with that of Navalvillar de Pela. The highest point of its relief reaches a height of 665 meters in the Sierra de la Chimenea, a foothill of the Montes de Toledo. For its part, the average height where the town is located is 385 meters above sea level.