Roselend Dam
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| Installed capacity | 546 MW |
The Roselend Dam is an
Design and operation
The dam has a maximum height of 150 m (492 ft) and a length of 804 m (2,638 ft). It is 3 m (10 ft) wide at its crest and 22 m (72 ft) wide at its base. The dam has a structural volume of 945,000 m3 (1,236,013 cu yd). Its reservoir, Lac de Roselend, can store 187,000,000 m3 (151,603 acre⋅ft) of water and has a surface area of 3.2 km2 (1 sq mi). Directly over the river bed is the dam's concrete arch with a 215 m (705 ft) radius. Flanking it on either side are concrete buttresses supporting the dam wall.
See also
References
- ^ "Bathie (La) Hydroelectric Power Station". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Roselend dam" (in French). Hydrelect. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Roselend" (PDF). The Sunflower Project. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Roselend Dam". Structurae. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Roselend" (in French). French Committee on Large Dams. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Roselend near Albertville in Savoie (1960)" (in French). Planete-TP. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Hydroelectric Plants in France - Rhône-Alpes". IndustCards. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
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