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Le Truel (power station)

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Le Truel is a barrage and hydroelectric power station on the River Tarn in Le Truel in Aveyron, southern France. It is upstream and adjacent to Le Pouget power station and the tail race from Le Pouget empties above the barrage. The barrage was built in 1959, and the station has two Kaplan turbines generating 22MW.

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

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