Barrage d'Arzal-Camoël, Bretagne, France
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N 47° 29.933 W 002° 22.964
30T E 546489 N 5260790
[FR] Barrage sur l'estuaire de la Vilaine, entre les communes d'Arzal et de Camoël. [EN] Dam on the Vilaine estuary, between the communes of Arzal and Camoël.
Waymark Code: WM1718V
Location: Bretagne, France
Date Posted: 11/19/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 3

[FR] Mis en service en 1970, il est principalement destiné à réguler le débit de la Vilaine et à fournir de l'eau potable à la presqu'île guérandaise pendant la saison touristique. C'est un des rares barrages estuariens dans le monde.

Long d'environ 500 m, le barrage est constitué d'une digue (côté Camoël) et de cinq portes. Il est doté d'une écluse qui permet la navigation entre le fleuve et l'océan. Un port de plaisance et une usine de traitement de l'eau potable ont également été aménagés à proximité.

[EN] Commissioned in 1970, it is mainly intended to regulate the flow of the Vilaine and to provide drinking water to the Guérande peninsula during the tourist season. It is one of the few estuarine dams in the world.

About 500 m long, the dam consists of a dike (Camoël side) and five gates. It is equipped with a lock that allows navigation between the river and the ocean. A marina and a drinking water treatment plant have also been built nearby.

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