Lai da Curnera

Lai da Curnera
Location:	canton of Grisons
Tributaries:	Rein da Curnera , Rein da Maighels
Drain:	In there Curnera
	Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland
Coordinates	697 641 / 164 728 coordinates: 46 ° 37 '36 " N , 8 ° 42' 49" O ; CH1903: six hundred ninety-seven thousand six hundred and forty-one / one hundred and sixty-four thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight
	Data on the structure
Lock type:	Arch dam
Construction time:	1966
Height of the barrier structure :	153 m
Height above the river bed :	136 m
Building volume:	562 000 m³
Crown length:	350 m
Operator:	Kraftwerke Vorderrhein AG / Ovra Electrica Rein Anteriur SA
	Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	1956 m above sea level M.
Water surface	81 ha
Reservoir length	2 km
Storage space	40 800 000 m³
Total storage space :	41 100 000 m³
Catchment area	24.1 km²
Design flood :	160 m³ / s
	Detailed map
	Lai da Curnera, looking south

The Lai da Curnera is a reservoir in Val Curnera in the canton of Graubünden in the municipality of Tujetsch . Together with the Lai da Sontga Maria and Lai da Nalps reservoirs in the neighboring valleys, it forms a single water management system connected by pipes.

The nearest town is Tschamut. The lake is about 2.5 km south of it. The lake can be reached via the Oberalp Pass . At the hamlet of Surpalits, a small mountain road branches off towards Lai da Curnera, which is prohibited from driving. A barrier prevents access for unauthorized persons.

In the movie Edge of Tomorrow (2014), the dam serves as a supposed alien hiding place.

Web links

Commons : Lai da Curnera - collection of images, videos and audio files

swissdams.ch
Kraftwerke Vorderrhein AG on the AXPO website
Lakes in Switzerland: Natural and storage lakes, Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, 2007 ( Memento from October 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) → Lakes in Switzerland (PDF)