Barrage du Chastang

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Barrage du Chastang
Chastang dam and power station
Chastang dam and power station
Location: Corrèze
Tributaries: Dordogne
Drain: Dordogne
Larger places nearby: Servières-le-Château , Saint-Martin-la-Méanne
Barrage du Chastang (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
Barrage du Chastang
Coordinates 45 ° 9 '7 "  N , 2 ° 0' 36"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 9 '7 "  N , 2 ° 0' 36"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: Arch weight wall
Construction time: 1947-1952
Height of the barrier structure : 85 m
Height of the structure crown: 255 m
Building volume: 275000 m³
Crown length: 300 m
Crown width: 6.5 m
Base width: 23.60 m
Power plant output: 300 MW
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 7.10 km²dep1
Reservoir length approx. 30 kmdep1
Storage space 187,000,000 m³
Catchment area 4127.00 km²

The Barrage du Chastang ( " dam of Chastang") is a French dam in the Correze in the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine and is in operation since 1,951th The dam was built between 1947 and 1952.

geography

The structure dams the course of the Dordogne including the Luzège between Bort-les-Orgues and Argentat in the central part of the Massif Central . Places in the near are Servières-le-Château and Saint-Martin-la-Méanne .

use

The reservoir is used as a hydropower plant to generate electricity and is designed for an output of approx. 300 MW. The facility is operated by Électricité de France (EDF). It is also used for flood regulation.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://de.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003811
  2. http://riviereesperance.canalblog.com/archives/2011/03/16/20345463.html
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  4. http://sitepasite.free.fr/dordogne/dordogne_barrages.html#chastang
  5. a b http://lacorreze.com/regions/barrages/barrage_chastang.htm
  6. http://lacorreze.com/regions/barrages/cartes/barrage_du_chastang.htm
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