Vouglans Dam
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Vouglans Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Ain River in eastern France, known for forming one of the country’s biggest artificial lakes and generating renewable energy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vouglans Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | France ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Lac de Vouglans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Électricité de France engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource |
hydropower
ⓘ
renewable energy ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | 130 m ⓘ |
| impounds | Ain River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 302 MW ⓘ |
| length | 427 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ain River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region NERFINISHED ⓘ Jura department NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Ain River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Orgelet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oyonnax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
forming one of the largest artificial lakes in France
ⓘ
significant hydroelectric production in eastern France ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| operator | Électricité de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Électricité de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| purpose |
flow regulation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ renewable energy production ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regionHydrologicalBasin | Rhône basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 605 million m³ ⓘ |
| reservoirCountryRank | one of the largest artificial lakes in France ⓘ |
| reservoirLength | about 35 km ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lac de Vouglans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | about 16 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| river | Ain River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
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