Dnipro Dam

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The Dnipro Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Dnieper River in Ukraine, forming one of the country’s largest reservoirs and serving as a key source of power and water management.

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Dnipro Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
affectsCity Zaporizhzhia NERFINISHED
affectsNavigation Dnieper River navigation
alsoKnownAs Dnipro Hydroelectric Station Dam NERFINISHED
DniproHES Dam NERFINISHED
DniproHES-1 Dam NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1927
continent Europe
country Ukraine
designedFor large-scale industrialization of southern Ukraine
destroyedDuring World War II NERFINISHED
expanded 1969
formsReservoir Dnipro Reservoir NERFINISHED
hasFunction frequency regulation in power grid
peak load coverage
hasLock ship lock
hasSpillway yes
languageOfName Ukrainian
locatedDownstreamOf Kamianske Dam NERFINISHED
locatedIn Zaporizhzhia Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedNear Zaporizhzhia NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Dnieper River NERFINISHED
locatedUpstreamOf Kakhovka Dam NERFINISHED
notableFor creation of one of Ukraine’s largest reservoirs
role in regional water management
openingDate 1932
operator Ukrhydroenergo NERFINISHED
partOf Dnieper cascade of hydroelectric power stations NERFINISHED
DniproHES NERFINISHED
purpose flood control
navigation
power generation
water management
reconstructionStartDate 1944
region Eastern Europe
reopened 1947
reservoirName Dnipro Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirType artificial lake
riverBasin Dnieper basin NERFINISHED
SovietEraProject yes
strategicImportance key transport and river crossing point
major energy infrastructure of Ukraine
UkrainianName ДніпроГЕС NERFINISHED
usedFor industrial power supply
irrigation support
municipal power supply
water level regulation

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Dnipro Reservoir createdBy Dnipro Dam
Dnipro Reservoir hasDam Dnipro Dam