Grande Dixence dam

The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence at the head of the Val d'Hérémence in the canton of in . At 285 m high, it is the tallest gravity dam in the world, seventh tallest dam overall, and the tallest dam in .
grande-dixence.ch
Wikipedia
Photo: Jeremy.toma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: concrete gravity dam on the Dixence River in Hérémence in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Diga della Grande Dixence”, “Grande Dixence Dam”, “La Grande Dixence”, and “Дамба Гранд Диксенс”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chapelle Saint Jean-Baptiste d’Hérémence and Hotel Ritz (workers‘ accommodation).

Church
Photo: Sahfd72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 210 metres north of Grande Dixence dam.

Building
Photo: Addvisor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building, which is situated 300 metres north of Grande Dixence dam.

Peak
Photo: Fdbef, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the Swiss…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evolène and Les Haudères.

Village
Photo: 100zax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of in . is situated 8 km northeast of Grande Dixence dam.

Village
Photo: Reise-Line, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the , located in the canton of . is situated 8 km east of Grande Dixence dam.

Village
Photo: Steinmann, Public domain.
is a village in the municipality of in the canton of . is situated 9 km southeast of Grande Dixence dam.

Grande Dixence dam

Latitude
46.08122° or 46° 4′ 52″ north
Longitude
7.40284° or 7° 24′ 10″ east
Elevation
2,285 metres (7,497 feet)
Height
285 metres (935 feet)
Operator
Grande Dixence S.A.
Open location code
8FR93CJ3+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26306915
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7282655
Wiki­data ID
Q675009
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Grande Dixence dam” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “presa de la Grande Dixence”
  • Catalan: “Presa de la Grande Dixence”
  • Cebuano: “Grande Dixence Dam”
  • Chinese: “大迪克桑斯坝”
  • Chinese: “大迪克桑斯壩”
  • Czech: “Grande Dixence”
  • Danish: “Grande Dixence”
  • Dutch: “Grande Dixence-dam”
  • Dutch: “Grande Dixencedam”
  • French: “barrage de la Grande-Dixence”
  • French: “Barrage de la Grande-Dixence”
  • German: “Staumauer Grande Dixence”
  • Italian: “diga di Grande Dixence”
  • Italian: “Grande Dixence”
  • Japanese: “グランド・ディクサンス・ダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grande Dixence-demningen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grande Dixence-demninga”
  • Norwegian: “Grand Dixence”
  • Persian: “سد گرانده دیکسنس”
  • Polish: “Grande Dixence”
  • Portuguese: “Barragem Dixence”
  • Russian: “Гранд Диксенс”
  • Slovak: “Grande-Dixence”
  • Slovenian: “Jez Grande Dixence”
  • Swedish: “Grande Dixencedammen”
  • Thai: “เขื่อนกร็องดิกซ็องส์”
  • Ukrainian: “Гранд-Діксенс”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Les Etagnes and Allève.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Chambre des vannes du chargeur and Vannes de vidange.

Valais: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Sion and Zermatt.

Curious Dams to Discover

Uncover intriguing dams from every corner of the globe.