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03 Aug

Dam Removals in FRANCE

By Fabio

Poutès dam, from 18m to 4m, upper Allier River (Loire tributary), removal 2017 - 2022 

 

The new dam will be equipped with fully removable gates, a large fishpass and a device to sustain downstream migration. (Salmon) Poutés partial dam removal, before and after (c) EDF

 

Brives-Charensac dam, 3m high, Loire River, removal 2003

Brives-Charensac, 3m high, Loire River, removal 2003 (c) © SOSLoireVivante-ERNFrance Brives Charensac dam decommissioning 2003 © SOSLoireVivante-ERNFrance Brives Charensac 1 year_after (c) SOSLoireVivante-ERNFrance

 

Maisons-Rouges dam, 4m high, 200m long, Vienne River (tributary of Loire river), removal 1998

Maisons Rouges dam (c) Roberto Epple ERN-France Maisons Rouges Dam decommissioning 1998 (c) Roberto Epple ERN-France Maisons Rouges 10 years after removal (c) Roberto Epple ERN-France

 

Saint-Etienne du Vigan dam, 14m high, Allier River (tributary of Loire river), removal 1998

St Etienne du Vigan Dam before removal (c) Roberto Epple ERN France St Etienne du Vigan Dam removal (c) Roberto Epple ERN France St Etienne du Vigan Dam after removal (c) Roberto Epple ERN France

 

 

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