Daniel-Johnson Dam
CountryCanada
Height214 m
Year1970
TypeArch
RiverManicouagan
About Daniel-Johnson Dam
One of the largest multiple-arch buttress dams. 214 m tall. The reservoir, Manicouagan Reservoir, is a ring-shaped lake visible from space, formed in a meteorite crater. 2.6 GW capacity.
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