Chirkey Dam
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Chirkey Dam is a major arch dam and hydroelectric power station in Dagestan, Russia, known as the highest dam in the country and a key source of electricity in the North Caucasus region.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | approximately 2.47 TWh ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| damCrestElevation | 335 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| damHeight |
232 metres
ⓘ
approximately 232 m ⓘ |
| damLength | 338 metres ⓘ |
| damType | arch dam ⓘ |
| designFeature | double-curvature arch ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Unified Energy System of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Chirkey Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedCapacity |
1,000 megawatts
ⓘ
1000 MW ⓘ |
| isHighestDamIn | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dagestan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Caucasus ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInFederalSubject | Republic of Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eastern Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | village of Dubki ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Sulak River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | RusHydro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sulak River cascade of hydropower plants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantName | Chirkeyskaya HPP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
electricity generation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| purpose |
power generation
ⓘ
regional electricity supply ⓘ |
| regionServed | North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Chirkey Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 42.4 square kilometres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 2.78 cubic kilometres ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Caspian Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key source of electricity in the North Caucasus
ⓘ
largest hydroelectric power plant in Dagestan ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 250 MW ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
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