Barrage de l'Escale, Hydroelectric dam in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
The L'Escale Dam spans 760 meters across the Durance River, incorporating a concrete section of 30 meters height and an embankment stretching 610 meters.
Engineers constructed this infrastructure between 1959 and 1962, positioning it 60 meters upstream from the Trébaste Bridge that dates back to 1837.
The dam creates a lake at 432 meters altitude, transforming the landscape where the Vançon River meets the Durance between L'Escale and Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban.
Five spillways, each measuring 18 meters wide, allow the passage of flood waters with the capacity to handle flows reaching 4,500 cubic meters per second.
The water level of the reservoir fluctuates according to the electricity production at the Oraison power station, with variations limited to 50 centimeters.
Location: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
GPS coordinates: 44.08560,6.01180
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:54
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