Bratsk Dam
E1021938
Bratsk Dam is a massive Soviet-era hydroelectric power station in Siberia, Russia, known for once being one of the world’s largest dams and reservoirs.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Bratsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioningPeriod | 1961–1967 ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| designedFor | base-load power generation ⓘ |
| electricityUse |
aluminum industry supply
ⓘ
regional power supply ⓘ |
| era | Soviet era ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Unified Energy System of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Bratsk Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | 125 m ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the world’s largest hydroelectric power stations at the time of completion
ⓘ
symbol of Soviet industrialization in Siberia ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 4,500 MW ⓘ |
| length | 4,417 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Siberia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Irkutsk Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bratsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Angara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large reservoir volume
ⓘ
major hydroelectric capacity in Russia ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 18 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| operator | Irkutskenergo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Irkutskenergo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Angara River cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | power generation ⓘ |
| region | Irkutsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Bratsk Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 5,470 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 169.3 km³ ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Yenisei–Angara basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose |
navigation
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourse | Angara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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