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Dossier #5845 · GRanD 3366

Contra

🇨🇭Switzerland · Verzasca River · near Locarno

Built 1965 · Dam · data quality: Good

Hydroelectricity
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
220 m
Crest length
380 m
Reservoir capacity
105 MCM
Reservoir area
0.8 km²
Average depth
139.8 m
Catchment
228 km²
Avg discharge
10,390 L/s
Elevation
435 masl
Degree of regulation
32 %

Notes

Built 1965

Provenance

Record 5845 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 46.1957, 8.8493.