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Lac des Bariousses dam
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Luc Gesell
April 3, 2025
Hiking
The Treignac dam, an arch dam, was built from 1949 to 1951 for hydroelectric power generation. The power station, supplied by a penstock, is located seven kilometers from the dam, in Chingeat, after a drop of 164 meters.
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Elevation 500 m
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