Place_Moulin_Dam

Place Moulin Dam

Place Moulin Dam

Dam in Aosta Valley, Italy

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 m3 of water.[1][2]

The reservoir formed by the Place Moulin Dam
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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]

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References

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