Hey guys,
This is a rather simple question, but I've been here for two years now, and there is something that has always kind of intrigued me, but I never had any idea how it actually happened:
You know how the rhone at some times seems to flow ragingly fast under the mont blanc or the stand bridge, but sometimes, it seems as is it's part of the lake, aka static, not flowing at all - do any of you know why this is?
Best,
Andy
Hey guys,
This is a rather simple question, but I've been here for two years now, and there is something that has always kind of intrigued me, but I never had any idea how it actually happened:
You know how the rhone at some times seems to flow ragingly fast under the mont blanc or the stand bridge, but sometimes, it seems as is it's part of the lake, aka static, not flowing at all - do any of you know why this is?
Best,
Andy
I suppose the hydroelectric dams down river are closed to save water.
There was an interesting incident 2 weeks ago. The Swiss closed the dams to save water and the nuclear power plant at Bugey (in France) was running low on water for cooling. The prefet of the Rhone Alpes phoned his homologue in the Suisse Romande to complain.
"Not my problem, mate" he was told
"It will be your problem if you don't turn the water back on, Bugey is 50km from Geneva and the prevailing wind is south-west"
Flow was quickly restored. :-)
I suppose the hydroelectric dams down river are closed to save water.
There was an interesting incident 2 weeks ago. The Swiss closed the dams to save water and the nuclear power plant at Bugey (in France) was running low on water for cooling. The prefet of the Rhone Alpes phoned his homologue in the Suisse Romande to complain.
"Not my problem, mate" he was told
"It will be your problem if you don't turn the water back on, Bugey is 50km from Geneva and the prevailing wind is south-west"
Flow was quickly restored. :-)
Just saw this response mate - thanks for the info... you know how far down these dams are?
I kinda figured this was the case, but actually hearing it confirmed is cool. It always fascinated me, because humans controlling whether a river moved or not is quite impressive.
Just saw this response mate - thanks for the info... you know how far down these dams are?
I kinda figured this was the case, but actually hearing it confirmed is cool. It always fascinated me, because humans controlling whether a river moved or not is quite impressive.
There is a dam at Aire de la Ville in any case and dams on the French side near Culoz/Seysel.
There is a dam at Aire de la Ville in any case and dams on the French side near Culoz/Seysel.
