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Les Olivettes dam, France - Stepped spillway (1)

Les Olivettes dam, France - Stepped spillway (1)

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Les Olivettes dam, Vailhan (France 1987) - RCC dam (36 m high, 254 m long) for flood mitigation (catchment area: 29.5 km²) - Stepped spillway: h = 0.6 m, ogee crest, W = 40 m, Qmax = 290 m³/s, energy dissipation: steps + dowsntream plunge pool. View from left bank in March 2003.

Additional notes
Courtesy of Mr and Mrs CHANSON

Date
March 2003

Applied Hydraulics

Hydraulic structures
Les Olivettes dam, France - Stepped spillway (2)

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Les Olivettes dam, France - Stepped spillway (3)

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