La Jourdanie (power station)

La Jourdanie

A river dam

La Jourdanie barrage and power station across the Tarn.
Country France
Location Broquiès, Aveyron
Coordinates 44°01′05″N 2°42′51″E / 44.0181°N 2.7141°E / 44.0181; 2.7141Coordinates: 44°01′05″N 2°42′51″E / 44.0181°N 2.7141°E / 44.0181; 2.7141
Construction began 1932
Dam and spillways
Height 17 m
Length 100m + 45m
Power station
Operator(s) EDF
Type Run-of-the-river
Turbines 2 x Kaplan turbine + 2 x helical turbine
Installed capacity 18 MW

La Jourdanie is a barrage and hydroelectric power station on the River Tarn in Broquiès in Aveyron, southern France.

The barrage was built in 1932, and the station has two Kaplan turbines and two helical turbines generating 18 megawatts (24,000 hp). The dam is 145 metres (476 ft) long and 17 metres (56 ft) high.[1]

See also

References

  1. Hydrelect info: Jourdanie in French, accessed 2012-09-26
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