Grande Dixence Dam
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Gravity dam
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| Built: | 1953 - 1961 |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Hérémence, Valais, Switzerland, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 285 m | |
| retained water volume | 401 000 000 m3 | |
| crest length | 695 m | |
| dam volume | 6 000 000 m3 |
Materials
| dam structure |
concrete
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
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Comité suisse des barrages: Barrage de la Grande Dixence
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Grande Dixence
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Schweizerisches Talsperrenkomitee: Grande Dixence
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Swiss Committee on Dams: Grande Dixence
Relevant Publications
- Le barrage de la Grande-Dixence (Suisse), in "La Technique des Travaux", March 1957, n. 3-4 v. 33
- L'aménagement hydroélectrique de la Grande Dixence, in "Travaux", May 1963, n. 343
- Wasserkraftanlage Cleuson-Dixence - Instandsetzung des Druckschachtes, in "Bautechnik", April 2009, n. 4 v. 86
- Energie für die Welt, Ehrenwirt Verlag, Munich (Germany), 1967; pp. 30-36, 41-45
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0007408 |
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| Created: | 03/01/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |