page_title: Viam
section_title: Dam
hierarchical_section_title: Viam / Places and monuments / Dam
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake at Viam, the result of a dam over the Vezere river
context_page_description: Viam is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. The village is positioned on a lake, used for swimming, fishing, water-skiing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing and land activities such as hiking and cycling.
context_section_description: The EDF dam of Monceaux-La-Virole was built on the Vézère River. Construction work on the dam began in 1940. The area was filled with water in 1946.
  Details:
  Dam height on foundations: 34 m
  Lake area: 183 ha
  Holding Volume (maximum shore): 20 million m³
  Normal river flow rate: 6.7 m³/s
  Maximum river flow rate: 140 m³/s
  Water intake: 13 m³/s
caption: Lake at Viam
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