Victoria Dam
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Victoria Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Sri Lanka, forming part of the Mahaweli Development Programme and creating the Victoria Reservoir on the Mahaweli River.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ irrigation dam ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | approximately 970 GWh ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | roller-compacted concrete and conventional concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Victoria Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoadFrom | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 122 m ⓘ |
| impact |
expansion of irrigated agriculture in dry zone
ⓘ
increased hydropower share in Sri Lanka’s electricity mix ⓘ resettlement of local communities ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | J. R. Jayewardene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 210 MW ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf | Mahaweli Project System C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 520 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Teldeniya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the tallest dams in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
largest hydroelectric power station in Sri Lanka at commissioning ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| operator | Ceylon Electricity Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahaweli Development Programme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahaweli Ganga Hydropower Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantName | Victoria Hydropower Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Victoria Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 22.7 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | approximately 722 million m³ ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Mahaweli River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayGates | 3 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| typeOfSpillway | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom |
Randenigala Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rantembe Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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