Place Moulin Dam

Place Moulin Dam
Place Moulin Dam and reservoir
Location of Place Moulin Dam within Italy
Location Bionaz, Aosta Valley, Italy
Coordinates 45°53′53″N 7°29′37″E / 45.89806°N 7.49361°E / 45.89806; 7.49361Coordinates: 45°53′53″N 7°29′37″E / 45.89806°N 7.49361°E / 45.89806; 7.49361
Purpose Power
Construction began 1955
Opening date 1965
Dam and spillways
Impounds Buthier
Height 155 m (509 ft)[1]
Length 678 m (2,224 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Lake Place Moulin

Place Moulin Dam is one of the largest dams in Europe and is in Bionaz, in Northern Italy. The 678 m long and 155 m high arch dam was constructed between 1955 and 1965 and has an artificial reservoir capable of holding 105 million sq m of water.[1][2]

The reservoir formed by the Place Moulin Dam

Structure

The dam has a 137 km2 catchment basin, with nearly 20% of it being made up of glacier run offs. The dam has a 47 m high base and 6.43 m thick summit, designed to ensure easier inspection. The dam also has two perimeter tunnels and eight horizontal tunnels allowing for technicians to easily walk through them for inspection. The reservoir was first filled in 1967.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Place Moulin dam". City of Bionaz. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 Michel Fremond Mechanical Modelling and Computational Issues in Civil Engineering, p. 7, at Google Books
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