Mauvoisin Dam

Mauvoisin Dam is a concrete variable radius arch dam across the Val de Bagnes on the Dranse de Bagnes stream, in the canton of , . Initial construction on the dam commenced in 1951 and was completed in 1957, with the reservoir filling by 1958.
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  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,089 metres (6,854 feet)
  • …is also known as “Barrage de Mauvoisin”
  • Description: arch dam in Val de Bagnes in the canton of Valais, Switzerland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand Tavé and Tavé des Chasseurs.
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The is a mountain of the Swiss…
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is a mountain of the . is situated 3½ km northeast of Mauvoisin Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fionnay and Lourtier.
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is a in the , located in the canton of . is situated 4 km northwest of Mauvoisin Dam.
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is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Mauvoisin Dam.

Mauvoisin Dam

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Latitude
46° north
Longitude
7.33333° or 7° 20′ east
Open location code
8FR9282M+28
Geo­Names ID
2659717
Wiki­data ID
Q595245

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Mauvoisin Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Barrage de Mauvoisin”
  • Chinese: “莫瓦桑壩”
  • Dutch: “Mauvoisin Dam”
  • French: “barrage de Mauvoisin”
  • French: “Barrage de Mauvoisin”
  • German: “Mauvoisin-Staumauer”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Mauvoisin”
  • Italian: “diga di Mauvoisin”
  • Italian: “Diga di Mauvoisin”
  • Persian: “سد مووایسین”
  • Swedish: “Barrage de Mauvoisin”
  • Ukrainian: “Мовуазенська гребля”

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