The Grande Dixence Dam (French pronunciation: [gʁãd diksãs]) is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence at the head of the Val d'Hérémence in the canton...
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man-made one. The Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland The Inguri Dam in Georgia The Vajont Dam in Italy The Tehri Dam in India The Mica Dam in Canada The Sayano...
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Grande Dixence S.A. is a Société Anonyme operating in Switzerland which runs the Bieudron Hydro Project and the Grande Dixence Dam in the Val d'Hérens...
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the Grande Dixence Dam's reservoir, Lac des Dix and is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex. The 1269 MW power plant is operated by Grande Dixence SA....
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Chaux - Col-des-Gentianes Riddes - Isérables Bottom of Grande Dixence Dam - Top of Grande Dixence Dam Chalais - Vercorin Zinal - Sorebois Cry-d'Er - Bella...
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of the massive concrete Grande Dixence Dam in Valais, Switzerland. Godard was attracted to the subject while working on the dam as a laborer and telephone...
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Kerrada Dam Oued Kramis Dam Boukerdine Dam Bouroumi Dam Ladrat Dam Oued Isser's Dam Hamiz Dam Calueque Dam Cambambe Dam Capanda Dam Gove Dam Lauca Dam Lomaum...
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The largest units – the Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station at the Grande Dixence Dam complex in Switzerland – are over 400 megawatts. The smallest Pelton...
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1950s West German bobsledder Lac des Dix, the reservoir created by Grande Dixence Dam Dix, Illinois Dix Township, Ford County, Illinois, USA Dix, Nebraska...
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Museum in Munich. The Z4 was used for calculations for work on the Grande Dixence Dam in 1950.: 1081 Frequency: (about) 40 Hz Average calculation speed:...
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Switzerland's Grande Dixence Dam and its surrounding mountains were digitally scanned during wintertime and recreated in the film as a frozen Biosyn dam. Kayla's...
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labourer on the Grande Dixence Dam. Through Laubscher he secured work himself as a construction worker at the Plaz Fleuri work site at the dam. He saw the...
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hut are from Arolla (via the Chèvres/Riedmatten Pass) and from the Grande Dixence Dam. Swisstopo topographic maps Official website 46°00′40″N 7°25′04″E...
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220 dams, the highest density globally. Notably, the Grande Dixence dam in the Valais canton holds the record as the world's tallest gravity dam, standing...
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plants. The most important hydropower plants for Switzerland are the Grande Dixence Dam with a capacity of over 2000 megawatts, and the Nant de Drance Hydropower...
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on-site, with the construction barracks being repurposed from the Grande-Dixence dam construction. Excavation of the site commenced during the winter of...
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family, cultural and historical attractions including Lake Geneva, the Grande Dixence dam, the medieval town of Sion, Aqua park, Thermal Baths and underground...
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Urdele pass) 2,141 m Grande Dixence Dam Alps Switzerland dead end Sion, via Hérémence Tallest dam in Europe, 285 m (6th tallest dam overall), length 700...
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Alps to the east. In August, the annual trail race from Thyon to the Grande Dixence dam takes place. This is a 16 km run with 700m ascent/descent at an altitude...
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following chart: The Saint-Nicolas Church, the aux Fées cave, and the La Grande Dixence dam are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The village...
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hydroelectricity. The Grande-Dixence Dam was inaugurated in 1961, replacing an older structure dating from 1930. Numerous other dams were built at the same...
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(tallest structure) Grande Dixence Dam Hérémence Valais (285 m) 46°4.8′N 7°24′E / 46.0800°N 7.400°E / 46.0800; 7.400 (Grande Dixence Dam - tallest structure)...
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2005, 190 m (623 ft) Kaknästornet, Stockholm, 1967, 155 m (509 ft) Grande Dixence Dam, Hérémence, 285 m (935 ft) Towers and masts: TV Tower Sankt Chrischona...
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the Mont Blanc massif. The Émosson Dam is Switzerland's third highest dam after the Grande Dixence and Mauvoisin Dams. "Un peu d'histoire" [A bit of history]...
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John L. Savage (category Hoover Dam)
In Switzerland, he consulted on the design and construction of the Grande Dixence Dam. He also consulted on numerous projects in India, Palestine and Spain...
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incorrect. indicates a structure that is no longer standing. List of tallest dams in Switzerland List of tallest buildings SkyscraperPage Comparative diagram...
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Energie Ouest Switzerland in which the SGI are shareholders, of the Grande Dixence dam, Val d'Hérémence, Valais, in the amount of 30 million francs annually...
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(0.20 sq mi). Water from the reservoir is often pumped into the Grande Dixence Dam's reservoir, Lac des Dix, for use in hydroelectricity production. List...
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List of lakes with a dam in Switzerland with a volume of more than 10 million cubic metres (m³): Values in bold are the extreme values (e.g., highest...
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46°11′07″N 7°14′58″E / 46.185297°N 7.249561°E / 46.185297; 7.249561 (Grande Dixence Dam) Operational Chandoline Power Station 120 Operational Dietikon Power...
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