Dam Pinet

See also: Pinet (homonymy)

The dam Pinet is one of many the Barrage S hydroelectric of the valley of the Tarn.

Localization

The dam Pinet is in the valley of the Tarn, on the commune of the Viala-of-Tarn, in the Département of Aveyron, downstream from Millau in full heart of the Raspes. It is the first stopping on the river Tarn (of the upstream towards the downstream).

History

This stopping was built of 1926 with 1929. He lived many Crue S of the Tarn but in 1982 the rising of the Tarn was so strong (2800 m ³ /s) that the maximum flow of evacuation of the stopping of the time (3500 m ³ /s) was not enough any more. The 18 valves sectors of the stopping were destroyed to leave room to 3 valves of surface allowing an evacuation of 4400 m ³ /s in the event of raw millénale. This building site this unrolled between 1986 with 1990

Characteristics

  • Height: 41 m

  • Volume of the stopping: 87.500 m ³
  • Thickness in foot: 39 m
  • Thickness in peak: 1,70 m
  • Length in peak: 175 m
  • Volume of reserve: 10,4 hm ³
  • Flow of evacuation: 4400 m ³ /s
  • Evacuation: 3 valves of surface

The factory is located at 400 meters downstream from the stopping, functions moving téléprogrammée since Toulouse, and has 5 turbines Francis.

See too

  • the sculptor Remi Coudrain drew the models of the pillars of the dam Pinet]

  • stopping on www.industrie.gouv.fr

  • HYDROWEB: Stopping of PINET

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