366:
40:
352:
338:
289:
The dam constructed in 1929 was regulated by 18 groups of sluices. These were replaced by three rising barriers, 6.2 by 40 metres (20 ft × 131 ft) in dimension. These gave the dam capacity to cope with floods of up to 4,400 cubic metres (160,000 cu ft).
524:
494:
302:, is at an altitude of 320 metres (1,050 ft) and has a surface area is 1.09 square kilometres (0.42 sq mi) It lies in the communes of
656:
666:
517:
461:
681:
661:
75:
510:
676:
651:
632:
469:
600:
564:
384:
17:
548:
389:
189:
196:
574:
379:
579:
671:
584:
371:
311:
258:
276:
generating 42.5MW. The dam is 175 metres (574 ft) long and 41 metres (135 ft) high.
615:
435:
409:
8:
322:
The turbine hall is 500 metres (1,600 ft) downstream from the dam. It contains five
298:
The dam raises the level of the Tarn by 40 metres (130 ft) and the lake formed, the
620:
303:
229:
502:
605:
323:
273:
222:
239:
206:
645:
343:
307:
216:
90:
77:
357:
299:
254:
45:
610:
365:
534:
351:
262:
266:
39:
532:
333:
272:
The dam was built in 1932, and the station has five
643:
326:which generate 42.5 megawatts (57,000 hp).
253:is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the
558:Electricity generating stations (hydroelectric)
518:
525:
511:
38:
657:Energy infrastructure completed in 1932
410:"Le Massif Central - bassin Tarn-Agout"
14:
667:Hydroelectric power stations in France
644:
506:
27:Dam in St Victor et Melvieu, Aveyron
682:20th-century architecture in France
662:Buildings and structures in Aveyron
317:
168:1.09 km (0.42 sq mi)
24:
25:
693:
488:
364:
350:
336:
677:Run-of-the-river power stations
454:
428:
402:
279:
13:
1:
395:
234:42.5 MW (57,000 hp)
65:St Victor et Melvieu, Aveyron
601:Lac de Villefranche-de-Panat
565:La Jourdanie (power station)
385:La Jourdanie (power station)
7:
468:(in French). Archived from
329:
293:
10:
698:
533:Electricity generation in
390:Renewable energy in France
284:
244:104 GWh (370 TJ)
176:320 m (1,050 ft)
629:
593:
557:
542:Companies / organisations
541:
380:Le Pouget (power station)
238:
228:
215:
211:36.4 m (119 ft)
205:
195:
185:
180:
172:
164:
156:
151:
143:
135:
130:
122:
114:
106:
69:
61:
53:
37:
32:
147:175 m (574 ft)
372:Renewable energy portal
312:Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu
259:Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu
230:Installed capacity
139:41 m (135 ft)
126:1932 (restored 1988-90)
115:Construction began
652:Dams completed in 1932
240:Annual generation
616:Lac de Pont-de-Salars
570:Pinet (power station)
173:Normal elevation
44:Pinet barrage on the
472:on 16 February 2012
157:Total capacity
87: /
621:Lac de Saint-Amans
436:"barrage de Pinet"
304:Saint-Rome-de-Tarn
91:44.0702°N 2.8046°E
639:
638:
248:
247:
165:Surface area
131:Dam and spillways
123:Opening date
16:(Redirected from
689:
527:
520:
513:
504:
503:
499:
482:
481:
479:
477:
458:
452:
451:
449:
447:
432:
426:
425:
423:
421:
406:
374:
369:
368:
360:
355:
354:
346:
341:
340:
339:
324:Francis turbines
318:The turbine hall
274:Francis turbines
201:Run-of-the-river
102:
101:
99:
98:
97:
92:
88:
85:
84:
83:
80:
42:
30:
29:
21:
697:
696:
692:
691:
690:
688:
687:
686:
642:
641:
640:
635:
631:(PS) indicates
625:
606:Lac de Pareloup
589:
553:
537:
531:
497:
495:Hydroweb Pouget
491:
486:
485:
475:
473:
460:
459:
455:
445:
443:
434:
433:
429:
419:
417:
408:
407:
403:
398:
370:
363:
356:
349:
342:
337:
335:
332:
320:
296:
287:
282:
223:Francis turbine
96:44.0702; 2.8046
95:
93:
89:
86:
81:
78:
76:
74:
73:
49:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
695:
685:
684:
679:
674:
672:Dams in France
669:
664:
659:
654:
637:
636:
630:
627:
626:
624:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
597:
595:
591:
590:
588:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
561:
559:
555:
554:
552:
551:
545:
543:
539:
538:
530:
529:
522:
515:
507:
501:
500:
490:
489:External links
487:
484:
483:
453:
427:
400:
399:
397:
394:
393:
392:
387:
382:
376:
375:
361:
347:
331:
328:
319:
316:
295:
292:
286:
283:
281:
278:
246:
245:
242:
236:
235:
232:
226:
225:
219:
213:
212:
209:
207:Hydraulic head
203:
202:
199:
193:
192:
187:
183:
182:
178:
177:
174:
170:
169:
166:
162:
161:
160:4.4 million m³
158:
154:
153:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
137:
133:
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
43:
35:
34:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
694:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
649:
647:
634:
628:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
598:
596:
592:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
562:
560:
556:
550:
547:
546:
544:
540:
536:
528:
523:
521:
516:
514:
509:
508:
505:
496:
493:
492:
471:
467:
463:
457:
441:
437:
431:
415:
411:
405:
401:
391:
388:
386:
383:
381:
378:
377:
373:
367:
362:
359:
353:
348:
345:
344:France portal
334:
327:
325:
315:
313:
309:
308:Viala-du-Tarn
305:
301:
291:
277:
275:
270:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
243:
241:
237:
233:
231:
227:
224:
220:
218:
214:
210:
208:
204:
200:
198:
194:
191:
188:
184:
181:Power Station
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
110:Hydroelectric
109:
105:
100:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
47:
41:
36:
31:
19:
633:pump storage
569:
474:. Retrieved
470:the original
465:
456:
444:. Retrieved
439:
430:
418:. Retrieved
413:
404:
358:Water portal
321:
300:Lac de Pinet
297:
288:
271:
250:
249:
18:Lac de Pinet
611:Lac de Bage
498:(in French)
442:(in French)
416:(in French)
280:Description
265:, southern
186:Operator(s)
94: /
70:Coordinates
646:Categories
594:Reservoirs
476:7 December
446:7 December
420:7 December
396:References
255:River Tarn
79:44°04′13″N
575:Le Pouget
440:Hydrelect
414:Hydrelect
152:Reservoir
82:2°48′17″E
580:Le Truel
466:Hydroweb
330:See also
294:The lake
217:Turbines
62:Location
585:Alrance
535:Aveyron
462:"Pinet"
285:The dam
263:Aveyron
107:Purpose
54:Country
267:France
144:Length
136:Height
57:France
251:Pinet
33:Pinet
478:2020
448:2020
422:2020
310:and
221:5 x
197:Type
118:1929
46:Tarn
549:EDF
261:in
257:in
190:EDF
648::
464:.
438:.
412:.
314:.
306:,
269:.
526:e
519:t
512:v
480:.
450:.
424:.
48:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
