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Monts d'Orb Dam

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Monts d'Orb Dam

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Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc

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    1. Lac de Bouloc – Avène Village loop from Celles

    84.7km

    04:24

    1,440m

    1,440m

    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    September 12, 2023

    This dam, built at the end of the 1960s, gave birth to the artificial lake of Avène, which covers an old lead and silver mine. Today a privileged place for fishing for trout, white fish and certain predators, its main interest remains the retention of water in order to irrigate the plains of Biterrois and to supply drinking water to the West of Hérault up to 'to the south of Aude.
    Its 83 meters in height and its “arch-dam” type architecture make it an impressive structure.
    Its level was historically low in the summer of 2023, reflecting the intensity of the droughts that affected the Hérault department.

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      May 27, 2021

      Dam built in the early 1960s at the origin of Lake Avène

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        Location: Avène, Lodève, Occitania, France

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