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Roselend, can store 187,000,000 m (151,603 acre⋅ft) of water and has a surface area of 3.2 km (1 sq mi). Directly over the river bed is the dam's concrete arch with a 215 m (705 ft) radius. Flanking it on either side are concrete buttresses supporting the dam wall. Water from the dam is transferred west via a 13 km (8 mi) long
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