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Covão do Ferro Lake
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Pacmen64 🇵🇹
October 12, 2025
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Next to the Nave de Santo António, the Covão do Ferro or Padre Alfredo dam, inaugurated in 1956, uses a glacial cirque and collects water from the Alforfa stream. It was commissioned by Father Alfredo to supply electricity to the wool industry in Unhais da Serra.
Unhais da Serra can be seen in the background.
Unhais da Serra can be seen in the background.
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Elevation -10 m
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