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La Jourdanie (power station)

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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La Jourdanie is a barrage and hydroelectric power station on the River Tarn in Broquiès in Aveyron, southern France. The barrage was built in 1932, and the station has two Kaplan turbines and two helical turbines generating 18 megawatts (24, 000 hp). The dam is 145 metres (476 ft) long and 17 metres (56 ft) high.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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