Émosson Dam

The Émosson Dam is a hydroelectric dam development located in in the canton of . Émosson Dam has an elevation of 1,872 metres.
Wikipedia
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Finhaut in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Dam of Emosson”, “Dam of Émosson”, “Diga d’Emosson”, “Diga di Emosson”, “Diga di Émosson”, “Emosson Dam”, and “Talsperre Émosson”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pied du barrage station and Six Jeur.

Railway station
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 260 metres east of Émosson Dam.

Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak.

Railway station
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km east of Émosson Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Châtelard and Trient.

Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality in the canton of , near the border with .

Village
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.
is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of in . is situated 5 km east of Émosson Dam.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Émosson Dam.

Émosson Dam

Latitude
46.06664° or 46° 3′ 60″ north
Longitude
6.93197° or 6° 55′ 55″ east
Elevation
1,872 metres (6,142 feet)
Height
180 metres (591 feet)
Open location code
8FR83W8J+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 81073824
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7282666
Wiki­data ID
Q2885035
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Émosson Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Staudamm Emosson”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد ايموسون”
  • French: “barrage d’Émosson”
  • French: “Barrage d’Émosson”
  • German: “Emosson-Talsperre”
  • German: “Émosson-Talsperre”
  • Italian: “Diga d’Émosson”
  • Italian: “diga di Émosson”
  • Luxembourgish: “Barrage d’Émosson”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lac d’Emosson-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد اموسون”
  • Polish: “Zapora Émosson”
  • Slovenian: “Émossonski jez”
  • Swedish: “Barrage d’Émosson”
  • Swedish: “Staudamm Emosson”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gorges de Bouqui and Les Corbes.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Pied du Barrage and Pied du Barrage.

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Worth a closer look: Sion and Zermatt.

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