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El Portillo Reservoir

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El Portillo Reservoir

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    1. Hoya de Baza by Castril and the Embalse del Portillo — circular from Pozo Alcón

    88.3km

    04:17

    1,230m

    1,230m

    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    March 5, 2025

    The El Portillo reservoir or El Portillo Dam is located on the Castril River, in the municipality of Castril, in the province of Granada. This reservoir belongs to the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation, in the Granada area.

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      The El Portillo reservoir or El Portillo dam is located on the Castril river, in the municipality of Castril, in the province of Granada. This reservoir belongs to the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation, in the Granada area.

      This river is born in the Sierra de Castril and flows into the Guadiana Menor river, in the municipalities of Benamaurel and Baza.
      The dam is of the breakwater type with an impermeable core, has a height of 82.40 meters and a crest length of 369 meters.

      The spillway of the reservoir is one of the so-called fixed lip.

      The El Portillo reservoir has a capacity of 33 hm3 and an area of 143 ha.

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        Location: Castril, Huescar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

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