Svartavatnet Dam

The Svartavatnet Dam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway. It was completed in 2014, replacing a smaller dam.

The new dam in Svartavatn consists of 12 lamellas compressed by the water. It is 40 meters high and raises the water level by 15 meters compared to the old dam. This increases the reservoir volume from 2.7 million m³ to 8.6 million m³.

The ready-mixed concrete for the project was delivered by HeidelbergCement’s subsidiary NorBetong.

The Svartavatnet Dam was awarded a price for excellent building construction in 2016.  The award is named “Damkrona”, meaning “the crown of the dam”, which in Norway is the expression for the crest of the dam. 

Further information (Norwegian)

Project Data

  • City of Bergen

    Owner

  • NCC Construction AS

    Contractor

  • 2014

    Completion

  • Construction Manager: Erstad Lekven Bergen AS

    Additional facts

Location

(Norway)

Svartavatnet Dam. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Bergen kommune

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Gunn Eklund Breisnes

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Jim Heldal

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

HeidelbergCement

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

HeidelbergCement

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

HeidelbergCement

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Jim Heldal

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Jim Heldal

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Gunn Eklund Breisnes

Svartavatnet Dam. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Bergen kommune

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Gunn Eklund Breisnes

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Jim Heldal

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

HeidelbergCement

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

HeidelbergCement

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

HeidelbergCement

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Jim Heldal

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Jim Heldal

Svartavatnet Dam, Norway. The Svartavatndam is the dam creating the reservoir that supplies water to the city of Bergen, Norway.

Gunn Eklund Breisnes