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Old 8th Jun 2023, 16:33
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soarbum
 
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Originally Posted by Tartiflette Fan
I have to say I am rather confused about the comments whether this is an earth-dam or reinforced -concrete.
The dam is mostly earthen as can be seen on this view from the West bank.


Towards the Eastern side, there was a concrete channel in which was built the sluice gates and the HydroPower Plant. It is hoped that the walls and base of the channel are still intact so that a significant water level will be retained upstream as per this extract from James7's linked article above.



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