Description
The dam has a volume of 30,000 m³. It was built between 1951 and 1954. The site is listed in the Heritage Economics Hub.
When the reservoir is empty or partially emptied, it is possible to observe traces of the different water levels as well as erosion marks on the bottom. The La Palisse dam then reveals impressive basalt cliffs.
The dam measures between 1,50 m and 5,70 m in width. Canoeing is prohibited there.
In Ardèche, a water transfer system connects the lakes and the dam. It allows the lakes to be filled during the tourist season and to power turbines that produce electricity.
Although this dam is located on the Loire River, whose waters flow into the Atlantic Ocean, the water produced by the turbines is then released into the Ardèche River, which flows into the Rhône River, and then into the Mediterranean Sea. This is how some of the water from the Atlantic basin is transferred to the Mediterranean basin.
On the road to La Palisse, you can discover the watershed: on one side, the waters join the Mediterranean Sea (like the Ardèche); on the other, they flow towards the Atlantic Ocean (like the Loire).
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