Lion on the Barrage de la Gileppe - Lion Statues on Waymarking.com

The statue was made by Felix-Antoine Bouré in honour of King Leopold II, who opened the original, lower damm in 1878. It measeures 13,5 m high, 16 m long and 5 m wide. It is made out of 123 granit blocks, weighing 300 tons. It was inaugurated in 1993.

The damm was increased in height from 47 to 64 m in 1967-1971, in order to increase the lake's capacity from 13,3 to 26,4 million m3 of water.

Apart from supplying hydropower, the lake also serves as a potable water reserve.

Physical Address: Route de la Gileppe 55a Jalhay, Belgium 4845 Web Site: [Web Link]

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