List of tallest dams in Switzerland
List of dams in Switzerland which are taller than 100 meters:
Name | Canton | Height (meters) |
Crest length (meters) |
Type | Year of construction |
Name of the Lake |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grande Dixence | Valais | 285 | 695 | Gravity | 1961 | Lac des Dix |
Mauvoisin | Valais | 250 | 520 | Arch | 1957 | Lac de Mauvoisin |
Luzzone | Ticino | 225 | 600 | Arch | 1963 | Lago di Luzzone |
Contra (Verzasca Dam) |
Ticino | 220 | 380 | Arch | 1965 | Lago di Vogorno |
Emosson | Valais | 180 | 555 | Arch | 1974 | Lac d'Emosson |
Valais | 156 | 256 | Arch | 1957 | Lac de Tseuzier | |
Uri | 155 | 540 | Embankment | 1960 | Göscheneralpsee | |
Graubünden | 153 | 350 | Arch | 1966 | Lai de Curnera | |
Zervreila | Graubünden | 151 | 504 | Arch | 1957 | Zervreilasee |
Moiry | Valais | 148 | 610 | Arch | 1958 | Lac de Moiry |
St.-Gallen | 147 | 430 | Arch | 1976 | Gigerwaldsee | |
Limmern | Glarus | 146 | 375 | Arch | 1963 | Limmerensee |
Valle di Lei | Graubünden | 141 | 690 | Arch | 1961 | Lago di Lei |
Punt dal Gall | Graubünden | 130 | 540 | Arch | 1968 | Lago di Livigno |
Ticino | 130 | 363 | Arch | 1956 | Lago del Sambuco | |
Graubünden | 127 | 480 | Arch | 1962 | Lai da Nalps | |
Vaud | 125 | 325 | Arch | 1969 | Lac de l'Hongrin | |
Gebidem | Valais | 122 | 327 | Arch | 1967 | Gebidemsee |
Valais | 120 | 780 | Embankment | 1967 | Mattmarksee | |
Santa Maria | Graubünden | 117 | 560 | Arch | 1968 | Lai da Sontga Maria |
Graubünden | 115 | 759 | Gravity | 1959 | Albignasee | |
Berne | 114 | 258 | Arch | 1932 | Grimselsee | |
Ticino | 111 | 320 | Arch | 1968 | Lago dei Cavagnöö | |
Schwyz | 111 | 150 | Gravity | 1924 | Wägitalersee | |
Berne | 100 | 526 | Gravity | 1953 | Oberaarsee |
See also[]
- List of lakes with a dam in Switzerland
- List of tallest dams in the world
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