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Bort-les-Orgues Dam on river Dordogne (France) with annual production of 350,000,000 kw-hr is of arch type; tributary river was diverted by tunnel and siphon thus adding power to main power output; horseshoe tunnel, 36,000 ft long has cross section of 224 sq ft; drilling was performed with Swedish 40 lb hammers.
Bort-les-Orgues Dam on river Dordogne (France) with annual production of 350,000,000 kw-hr is of arch type; tributary river was diverted by tunnel and siphon thus adding power to main power output; horseshoe tunnel, 36,000 ft long has cross section of 224 sq ft; drilling was performed with Swedish 40 lb hammers.
Diversion tunnel adds power capacity at Bort-Les-Orgues Dam
World Construction
Magne, C. (author)
1953
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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