General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Gravity dam |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant |
Location
| Location: |
Hérémence, Valais, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Impounds: |
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| Coordinates: | 46° 4' 50.88" N 7° 24' 11.88" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 285 m | |
| retained water volume | 400 000 000 m³ | |
| crest length | 695 m | |
| dam volume | 5 960 000 m³ | |
| water surface area | 4 km² |
Materials
| dam structure |
concrete
|
|---|
Participants
Design
-
STUCKY Ingénieurs-conseils SA
- Alfred Stucky (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- L'aménagement hydroélectrique de la Grande Dixence. In: Travaux, n. 343 (May 1963), pp. 258.
- Le barrage de la Grande-Dixence (Suisse). In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 33, n. 3-4 (March 1957), pp. 106-124.
- (1967): Energie für die Welt. Große Talsperren in fünf Kontinenten. Ehrenwirt Verlag, Munich (Germany), pp. 30-36, 41-45.
- (1953): Les installations de chantier du barrage de la grande Dixence. In: Bulletin technique de la Suisse romande, v. 79, n. 11-12 (13 June 1953).
- (1960): Presa Grande Dixence. In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 13, n. 121 (May 1960), pp. 63-68.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20007408 - Published on:
03/01/2003 - Last updated on:
11/05/2022
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