Rożnów Dam
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Rożnów Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Dunajec River in southern Poland, forming the artificial Rożnów Lake.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dunajec River reservoir system | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood-control structure
ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Zapora w Rożnowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Gabriel Narutowicz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish engineers ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Rożnów Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
aquatic ecosystems of Dunajec River
ⓘ
local microclimate ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Rożnów Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | gated spillway ⓘ |
| height | approximately 32 m ⓘ |
| length | approximately 550 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Poland ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Małopolska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Nowy Sącz County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInVoivodeship | Lesser Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rożnów NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Dunajec River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Czchów Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Nowy Sącz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operator | Polish power authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | Dunajec River cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| protectsArea |
Dunajec valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nowy Sącz region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
reduction of flood risk on Dunajec River
ⓘ
regulation of Dunajec River flow ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Rożnów Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirPurpose |
flood retention
ⓘ
hydropower ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Vistula River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction |
recreation support
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation improvement downstream
ⓘ
peak electricity generation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dunajec River reservoir system