Malpasset Dam

arch dam on the Reyran River, southern France; collapsed catastrophically in 1959
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Malpasset Dam

Summary

Malpasset Dam is an arch dam[1]. It draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (arch_dam category, ranking #17 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • Malpasset Dam is located in Fréjus[3].
  • Malpasset Dam is in the country of France[4].
  • Malpasset Dam is on the body of water Reyran[5].
  • Malpasset Dam's image is recorded as Malpasset-1988.jpg[6].
  • Malpasset Dam's instance of is recorded as arch dam[7].
  • Malpasset Dam's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure[8].
  • Malpasset Dam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242303457[9].
  • Malpasset Dam's Commons category is recorded as Malpasset Dam[10].
  • Malpasset Dam's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000335[11].
  • Malpasset Dam was dissolved in +1959-12-02T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Malpasset Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.512077777778, 'lon': 6.7565}[13].
  • Malpasset Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07vrdf[14].
  • Malpasset Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Reyran[15].
  • Malpasset Dam's service entry is recorded as +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Malpasset Dam's service retirement is recorded as +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Malpasset Dam's cause of destruction is recorded as Q45736450[18].
  • Malpasset Dam's significant event is recorded as Q45736450[19].
  • Malpasset Dam's PSS-archi ID is recorded as FR-83061-7106[20].
  • Malpasset Dam's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as rupture-du-barrage-de-malpasset[21].
  • Malpasset Dam's spherical panorama image is recorded as Barrage de Malpasset - Panorama 5.jpg[22].
  • Malpasset Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Q3215479[23].
  • Malpasset Dam's state of conservation is recorded as ruinous[24].
  • Malpasset Dam's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as barrage-de-malpasset-malpasset-dam[25].
  • Malpasset Dam's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Barrage_de_Malpasset[26].

Body

Geography

Malpasset Dam is in the country of France[4]. It is located in Fréjus[3]. It is on the body of water Reyran[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include arch dam[7] and destroyed building or structure[8].

Why It Matters

Malpasset Dam draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (arch_dam category, ranking #17 of 92).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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