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New Aquitaine

Ussel

Bort-Les-Orgues

Barrage de Bort-les-Orgues

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Ussel

Bort-Les-Orgues

Barrage de Bort-les-Orgues

Barrage de Bort-les-Orgues

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

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    1. Chateau de Val – Barrage de Bort-les-Orgues loop from Beaulieu

    11.3km

    03:11

    240m

    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate

    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    May 16, 2024

    Wikipedia has information about the dam:

    FR: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrage_de_Bort-les-Orgues

    DE: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrage_de_Bort-les-Orgues

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      February 22, 2023

      The Bort dam is a structure 120m high and 390m long, straddling the municipalities of Bort and Lanobre, and creating a reservoir of more than 10 km2.

      Built between 1942 and 1952, it was then a veritable behemoth of concrete and it remains today one of the largest dams in France (and even still the third largest in mainland France if we look at the quantity of water retained by a construction of concrete).

      It is also the first and largest reservoir of the hydroelectric system in the Dordogne valley.

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