Barrage du Gour Noir
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch dam
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| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectricity plant
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| Built: | 1940 - 1945 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Cros-de-Montvert, Cantal (15), Auvergne, France, Europe Saint-Julien-aux-Bois, Corrèze (19), Limousin, France, Europe |
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| Impounds |
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| Coordinates: | 45° 25' 10.00" N 1° 32' 6.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 43.00 m | |
| retained water volume | 5.20 hm3 | |
| crest length | 102.00 m | |
| crest thickness | 1.70 m | |
| base thickness | 5.40 m | |
| dam volume | 12 100 m3 |
Materials
| dam structure |
concrete
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Chronology
| 1946 | Opened to traffic. |
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Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- La chute de Saint-Geniez et le barrage du Gour Noir sur la Maronne, in "La Technique des Travaux", November 1948, n. 11-12 v. 24
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0003835 |
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| Created: | 22/06/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |