Vajont

Specifications

Height

262 m

Crest length

190 m

Reservoir capacity

150 MCM

Catchment

61 km²

Avg discharge

1,433 L/s

Elevation

825 masl

Degree of regulation

331.9 %

Notes

The dam was built in 1959, but the reservoir failed during filling due to a landslide (see Wikipedia)

Built 1959 - Destroyed

Provenance

Record 7322 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 46.2672, 12.3289.