Luzzone Dam
CountrySwitzerland
Height225 m
Year1963
TypeArch
RiverLuzzone
About Luzzone Dam
A 225 m arch dam. Famous for having an artificial climbing wall on the downstream face. The climbing route goes all 225 m up the dam. The reservoir is at 1,600 m.
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