GrandMaison Dam

 
Aerial view of the dam
Aerial view of the dam
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Dams are of two types - storage dams and river dams. This account focuses on the Grand’Maison storage dam.

The Grand’Maison dam is in the upper Romanche valley, one of the birth-places of hydro-electric power.
This "high-head" dam is located between two pondages: Grand’Maison at an altitide of 1,700 m and Verney at 770 m.

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Upstream of the Romanche Valley
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Two weighty dams
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An earth and rockfill dam
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Water is moved between the two
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Two plants, one above the other
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Planning
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