barrage de Sarrans

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The barrage de Sarrans is a major hydroelectric dam on the Truyère River in southern France, known for its large reservoir and role in regional power generation and flood control.

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Barrage de Sarrans 2
barrage de Sarrans canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry France
connectsWith downstream Barrage de Grandval
upstream Barrage de Lanau
constructionEndDate 1934
constructionStartDate 1929
country France
createsReservoir Lac de Sarrans
crosses Truyère River
energySource hydropower
hasFunction peak electricity production
river flow regulation
hasPart Lac de Sarrans
hasSpillway overflow spillways
hasUse recreation
tourism
height ~100 metres
inception 1934
installedCapacity approximately 180 MW
length ~225 metres
locatedIn southern France
linked to: Southern France
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Aveyron
Cantal
locatedInProtectedArea Parc naturel régional de l’Aubrac
locatedInRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Occitanie
locatedInValley Truyère valley
locatedOnRiver Truyère River
nearbySettlement Brommat
Lacroix-Barrez
Sainte-Geneviève-sur-Argence
operator Électricité de France
ownedBy Électricité de France
partOf Truyère hydroelectric scheme
hydroelectric system on the Lot–Truyère basin
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
water management
reservoirArea approximately 1000 hectares
reservoirCapacity approximately 300 million cubic metres
reservoirName Lac de Sarrans
status in operation
watercourse Truyère
waterSource Truyère watershed
linked to: Truyère River

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sarrans Dam hasNameInFrench Barrage de Sarrans
linked to: barrage de Sarrans
Barrage de Lanau locatedDownstreamOf Barrage de Sarrans
subject linked to: barrage de Lanau
linked to: barrage de Sarrans