Verzasca Dam
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Verzasca Dam is a dramatic concrete arch dam in southern Switzerland, famed for its striking alpine setting and as a popular site for bungee jumping, including a famous stunt in the James Bond film "GoldenEye."
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
concrete dam ⓘ gravity arch dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Contra Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diga di Contra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseWidth | 25 metres ⓘ |
| bungeeJumpHeight |
220 metres
ⓘ
720 feet ⓘ |
| bungeeJumpOperator | Verzasca Dam Jump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crestWidth | 7 metres ⓘ |
| crosses | Verzasca River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Gianfranco Rossi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lombardi & Gellera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAppearance | GoldenEye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAppearanceYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| hasViewingPlatform | yes ⓘ |
| height |
220 metres
ⓘ
720 feet ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 105 MW ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearance in the James Bond film GoldenEye
ⓘ
bungee jumping ⓘ dramatic alpine setting ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Italian-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
1,247 feet
ⓘ
380 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of Ticino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Verzasca Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Gordola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Locarno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| operator | Verzasca SA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Verzasca SA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 105 million cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lago di Vogorno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 1.68 square kilometres ⓘ |
| stuntPerformedBy | Wayne Michaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stuntType | bungee jump from dam crest ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourse | Verzasca River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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