Punt dal Gall Dam

Punt dal Gall
Official name Punt dal Gall
Location Italy-Lombardy/Switzerland-Grisons
Coordinates 46°37′28″N 10°11′45″E / 46.62444°N 10.19583°E / 46.62444; 10.19583Coordinates: 46°37′28″N 10°11′45″E / 46.62444°N 10.19583°E / 46.62444; 10.19583
Opening date 1968
Operator(s) Ouvras Electricas d'Engiadina, Zernez
Dam and spillways
Height 426.5 ft (130 m)
Length 1771.6 ft (540 m)
Reservoir
Creates Lago di Livigno

Punt dal Gall is an arch dam located in Livigno valley, 10.5 km northwest of the Italian town of Livigno. It lies at the border between the Italian region of Lombardy and the Swiss canton of Grisons.

As of June 2008, the dam's crown holds a toll that takes payment for crossing the Munt La Schera Tunnel, which connects Livigno and the Engadin valley.[1]

Punt dal Gall

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