page_title: Génissiat Dam
hierarchical_section_title: Génissiat Dam
caption_attribution_description: structure des pentes du Rhône
context_page_description: The Génissiat dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Rhône in France near the village of Injoux-Génissiat.
  Construction began in 1937, but was delayed by World War II, and the dam did not start generating power until 1948.
  By 1949 it had the greatest capacity of any dam in Europe.
context_section_description: The Génissiat dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Rhône in France near the village of Injoux-Génissiat.
  Construction began in 1937, but was delayed by World War II, and the dam did not start generating power until 1948.
  By 1949 it had  the greatest capacity of any dam in Europe.
caption: Structure of dams on the Rhône. Génissiat dam is the largest, to the left
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