Le Truel | |
Image Alt: | A sun reflecting on the river, with a dam 2km distant. |
Coordinates: | 44.0605°N 2.7698°W |
Country: | France |
Location: | Pouget, Le Truel,and Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu, Aveyron |
Construction Began: | 1957 |
Dam Height: | 19m |
Dam Length: | 130m |
Dam Volume: | 2.9 million m3 |
Plant Operator: | EDF |
Plant Type: | Run-of-the-river |
Plant Turbines: | 2 x Kaplan turbine |
Plant Capacity: | 22 MW |
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. [1] [2]