Originally Posted by
soarbum
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.
Yes. that 's pretty conclusive, although the destroyed element is clearly reinforced-concrete.
Last edited by Tartiflette Fan; 9th Jun 2023 at 11:05.