The Émosson Dam (Le Barrage d'Émosson in French) is a hydroelectric dam development located in Switzerland in the canton of Valais. Work began in 1967, and commissioning took place in 1975, eight years later. It is fed by the waters of the Mont Blance massif.
You can walk along the top of the dam (rails make it unlikely that you will fall over the edge) and once you get to the other side there is a wide path which follows the contours of the lake. Eventually it is possible to climb to a cafe quite up up the mountain side.
We hadn't walked around the barrage before and we were keen to take advantage of the opportunity to see the vivid autumn colours. What follows is an assortment of views of the barrage, especially the mountainous ones, and the wonderful plants.
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