Vesdre Dam
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Curved gravity dam
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| Function / usage: |
Fresh water dam
Hydroelectricity plant |
| Other name(s): | Barrage de la Vesdre |
| Completed in: | 1950 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Eupen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 66 m | |
| retained water volume | 25 000 000 m3 | |
| crest length | 410 m |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 450 000 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
Relevant Publications
- Le barrage sur la Vesdre en amont d'Eupen (Belgique), in "La Technique des Travaux", February 1940, n. 2 v. 16
- Le Barrage de la Vesdre(brochure/prospectus), Brussels (Belgium), 1993
- Le barrage d'Eupen et la station d'épuration des eaux de la Vesdre, in "La Technique des Travaux", January 1950, n. 1-2 v. 26
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0012832 |
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| Created: | 08/08/2004 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |