Lac de Pareloup-barrage

At an altitude of 805m, the Pareloup dam ("pare lou lop" means "protect yourself from the wolf") is built on the Vioulou stream. The lake collects water from the Pont de Salars, Bages and La Gourde lakes, which are linked by underground galleries. The water then flows into Lac de Villefranche and is channeled through a 3.5 m-diameter penstock to the Pouget hydroelectric power station at Le Truel. For more information on the hydroelectric complex, visit the EDF website: www.energies-levezou.com and the pages: https://bit.ly/41LMjcy