Lac des Toules explained

Lac des Toules
Location:Valais
Coords:45.9192°N 7.1989°W
Type:reservoir
Inflow:La Dranse
Outflow:La Dranse d'Entremont
Catchment:37.6km2
Basin Countries:Switzerland
Length:2km (01miles)
Area:0.61km2
Max-Depth:75m (246feet)
Volume:20.15e6m3
Elevation:1810m (5,940feet)
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Lac des Toules is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, at Bourg-Saint-Pierre. Its surface area is 0.61km2. It has a €2.2 million floating solar plant that was flown in by helicopter in 2019, and delivers 800 MWh/year.[1]

The dam Les Toules was completed in 1963.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katanich . Doloresz . Extraordinary views: This is the world's first mountainous solar farm . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210604160840/https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/05/14/extraordinary-views-from-the-world-s-first-mountainous-solar-farm . 4 June 2021 . en . 2021-05-14 . live.