Lac de Moiry

Lac de Moiry
	Lac de Moiry
Location:	Canton of Valais
Tributaries:	various mountain streams
Drain:	Gougra
	Canton of Valais , Switzerland
Coordinates	610 195 / 108762 coordinates: 46 ° 7 '49 " N , 7 ° 34' 14" O ; CH1903: 610 195 / 108762
	Data on the structure
Lock type:	Arch dam
Construction time:	1958
Height of the barrier structure :	148 m
Height above the river bed :	120 m
Building volume:	815 000 m³
Crown length:	610 m
Operator:	Forces Motrices de la Gougra SA, Sierre
	Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	2249 m above sea level M.
Water surface	1.4 km²
Reservoir length	2.4 km
Storage space	77 000 000 m³
Total storage space :	78 000 000 m³
Catchment area	29.0 km²
Design flood :	60 m³ / s
	Detailed map

The Lac de Moiry is located in the canton of Valais in the municipality of Anniviers .

Location and use

The lake is embedded between the Garde de Bordon at 3310 m above sea level. M. , the Corne de Sorebois (2896 m above sea level) and the Sasseneire (3254 m above sea level).

The dammed water is used to generate energy in the Gougra power plant (588 GWh per year) and in the Mottec , Vissoie and Chippis (Navizence) hydropower plants .

The reservoir can be reached from Sierre through the Val d'Anniviers . The last larger town before the reservoir is Grimentz .

The national hiking route no. 6 Alpine Passes Trail from SwitzerlandMobility leads over the dam.

The Moiry dam was completed in 1958. It was planned by Alfred Stucky .

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