Génissiat Dam

The Génissiat Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the in France near the village of . Construction began in 1937, but was delayed by World War II, and the dam did not start generating power until 1948.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam
  • Also known as: “Genissiat Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Martin de Génissiat and Église Saint-Germain de Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône.

Chapel
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is situated 520 metres west of Génissiat Dam.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Génissiat Dam.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 3½ km south of Génissiat Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Génissiat and Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a commune in the department and region of eastern .

Village
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is a former commune in the department in eastern . On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Surjoux-Lhopital. is situated 3½ km south of Génissiat Dam.

Génissiat Dam

Latitude
46.05239° or 46° 3′ 9″ north
Longitude
5.81269° or 5° 48′ 46″ east
Inception
1947
Height
5 metres (16 feet)
Operator
Compagnie Nationale du Rhône
Open location code
8FR73R27+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 80667335
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q681294
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Satellite Map

Discover Génissiat Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Ukrainian—“Génissiat Dam” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد الجنيسات”
  • French: “barrage de Génissiat”
  • French: “Barrage de Génissiat”
  • German: “Talsperre Génissiat”
  • Hebrew: “סכר גניסייה”
  • Italian: “diga di Génissiat”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Génissiat-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Génissiat-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد گنیسیات”
  • Russian: “ГЭС Женисья”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Женісья”

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