Donzère-Mondragon Dam

Donzère-Mondragon Dam
Location of Donzère-Mondragon Dam in France
Coordinates44°18′13.18″N 4°44′33.12″E / 44.3036611°N 4.7425333°E / 44.3036611; 4.7425333
PurposePower
Construction began1947
Opening date1952
Power Station
Commission date1952
Turbines6 x 59 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity354 MW
Annual generation2,100 GWh

The Donzère-Mondragon Dam (or André-Blondel dam), located in the French commune of Bollène-Écluse) is a hydroelectric dam and lock built in 1952 at the southern end of the Donzère-Mondragon canal, in the Vaucluse department in France. It was registered in the list of historic monuments in France in 1992.