General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Arch dam |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant |
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
Location
| Location: |
Tignes, Savoie (73), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
|---|---|
| Impounds: |
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| Coordinates: | 45° 29' 41.63" N 6° 55' 56.24" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 180.00 m | |
| retained water volume | 230.00 hm³ | |
| crest length | 296.00 m | |
| crest thickness | 10.00 m | |
| base thickness | 43.57 m | |
| dam volume | 632 000 m³ |
Materials
| dam structure |
reinforced concrete
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|---|
Notes
Highest arch dam in Europe when built.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1948): Barrage de Tignes. In: Travaux, n. 159 (January 1948), pp. 56.
- (1951): Barrage de Tignes. Chute des Bréviaires, chute de Malgovert. In: Travaux, n. 195 (January 1951), pp. 49.
- (1953): La chute des Brévières et le barrage de Tignes. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 29, n. 7-8 (July 1953), pp. 237-256.
- (1953): La chute des Brévières et le barrage de Tignes (suite et fin). In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 29, n. 9-10 (September 1953), pp. 309-319.
- (1953): The Construction of Tignes Dam and Malgovert Tunnel. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 2, n. 6 (November 1953), pp. 480-512.
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20003759 - Published on:
22/06/2002 - Last updated on:
29/07/2014
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