Lac de Saint-Amans

Reservoir in Aveyron
44°4′16″N 2°45′15″E / 44.07111°N 2.75417°E / 44.07111; 2.75417TypereservoirPrimary outflowsruisseau de St-AmansBasin countriesFranceSurface area0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi)Max. depth26 m (85 ft)Surface elevation727 m (2,385 ft)

Lac de Saint-Amans is an artificial lake in Le Truel, Aveyron, France close to Villefranche-de-Panat, and 500m above the Tarn. At an elevation of 727 m, it has surface area of 0.11 km2. It is captured by the Barrage de Saint-Amans. It is a holding reservoir, taking water between the Lac de Villefranche-de-Panat and the hydro-electric power station at Le Pouget power station. [1]

Diagram of the linked rivers, reservoirs, dams, pipelines, pumping stations and power stations.
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Electricity generation in Aveyron
Companies / organisations
Electricity generating stations (hydroelectric)
  • La Jourdanie (power station)
  • Pinet (power station)
  • Le Pouget
  • Le Truel
  • Alrance
Reservoirs
  • Lac de Villefranche-de-Panat
  • Lac de Pareloup
  • Lac de Bage
  • Lac de Pont-de-Salars
  • Lac de Saint-Amans
(PS) indicates pump storage

References

Notes
  1. ^ Pouget (Le) Hydroelectric Power Station France is located at Le Truel, Aveyron, France. Location coordinates are: Latitude= 44.06, Longitude= 2.769. This infrastructure is of TYPE Hydro Power Plant with a design capacity of 572.5 MWe. . It is operated by Electricité de France (EDF). Data obtained from: [1] Licence CC-BY.


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