Pertusillo dam – Italy (2) | IAHR Media Library

Pertusillo dam (Italy, 1961).¬†Scale model of the dam and valley, looking upstream; note mid-level outlet chute and ski jump on left of photograph.

Arched gravity concrete dam:	stability by a combination of gravity and arch
Arch opening angle:	116 deg., H = 95 m, L = 270 m, e = 3.50 m, E = 42 m
Catchment:	530 km²
Reservoir capacity:	155 Mm³
River:	Fiume Agri
Purpose:	flood control, hydropower and drinking water supply (for Taranto, Bari ...)
Spillway system:	tunnel spillway on left bank

Hubert Chanson, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia