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Grande Dixence dam

concrete gravity dam on the Dixence River in Hérémence in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
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Grande Dixence dam

Summary

Grande Dixence dam is a gravity dam[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of gravity_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grande Dixence dam is located in Hérémence[3].
  • Grande Dixence dam is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Grande Dixence dam's instance of is recorded as gravity dam[5].
  • Grande Dixence dam is owned by Grande Dixence SA[6].
  • Grande Dixence dam is part of Grande Dixence hydroelectric power plants[7].
  • Grande Dixence dam is part of list of cultural properties in Hérémence[8].
  • Grande Dixence dam is used for hydroelectricity[9].
  • Grande Dixence dam's Commons category is recorded as Grande Dixence Dam[10].
  • 1953 marks the founding of Grande Dixence dam[11].
  • Grande Dixence dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.080555555556, 'lon': 7.4038888888889}[12].
  • Grande Dixence dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Dixence[13].
  • Grande Dixence dam's official website is recorded as https://www.grande-dixence.ch[14].
  • Grande Dixence dam's described at URL is recorded as https://api.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/ech/MapServer/ch.babs.kulturgueter/09047/extendedHtmlPopup[15].
  • Grande Dixence dam's described at URL is recorded as https://data.geo.admin.ch/ch.babs.kulturgueter/PDF/KGS_09047_GSK-f.pdf[16].
  • Grande Dixence dam's described at URL is recorded as https://www.grande-dixence.ch/files/Grande-Dixence-Technische-Dokumentation.pdf[17].
  • Grande Dixence dam's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[18].
  • Grande Dixence dam's date of official opening is recorded as 1961[19].
  • Grande Dixence dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+700'}[20].
  • Grande Dixence dam sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2285'}[21].
  • Grande Dixence dam's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+285'}[22].
  • Grande Dixence dam's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25517', 'amount': '+6000000'}[23].
  • Grande Dixence dam's appears in the heritage monument list is recorded as list of cultural properties in Hérémence[24].
  • Grande Dixence dam's drainage basin is recorded as Rhône basin[25].
  • Grande Dixence dam's reservoir created is recorded as Lac des Dix[26].

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Geography

Grande Dixence dam is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Hérémence[3]. Part of include Grande Dixence hydroelectric power plants[7], a hydroelectric complex[27], in Switzerland[28] and list of cultural properties in Hérémence[8].

Physical Characteristics

Grande Dixence dam sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2285'}[21]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+700'}[20].

Designation and Status

Grande Dixence dam's instance of is recorded as gravity dam[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[18].

History and Context

1953 marks the founding of Grande Dixence dam[11]. It is owned by Grande Dixence SA[6].

Why It Matters

Grande Dixence dam ranks in the top 8% of gravity_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (323 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · AnBuKu · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Grande Dixence hydroelectric power plants, list of cultural properties in Hérémence
    Inception → +1953-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country → Switzerland
    Appears in the heritage monument list → list of cultural properties in Hérémence
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1435]]: [[Q8274529]]"
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