Robert-Bourassa generating station
Dam and dykes

Robert-Bourassa generating station

Section Title: Dam and dykes
Table Section Text: None

Type	Crest length	Max. height	Min. top width	Excavation volume	Fill volume

m	ft	m	ft	m	ft	m3	ft3	m3	ft3

North dikes (D1-D4)	5,278	17,316	50	160	8	26	1,361,000	48,100,000	26,274,000	927,900,000

Main dam	2,836	9,304	162	531	9	30	1,361,000	48,100,000	26,274,000	927,900,000

Forebay dikes (D5-D14)	9,018	29,587	66	217	7.6	25	2,176,000	76,800,000	11,482,000	405,500,000

Duncan dikes (D14-D27)	13,675	44,865	52	171	7.6	25	1,884,000	66,500,000	12,070,000	426,000,000

Total	27,972	91,772	5,421,000	191,400,000	49,826,000	1.7596×109

Sentence(s)

Main dam has a maximum height of 162 metres (531 ft) and is 2,836 metres (9,304 ft) long at the crest.

final_sentence: Main dam has a maximum height of 162 metres (531 ft) and is 2,836 metres (9,304 ft) long at the crest.