Imatra spillway

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Imatra spillway is a dramatic man-made water channel in Imatra, Finland, known for its powerful, scenic water releases associated with the nearby hydroelectric power plant and tourist shows.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf spillway
tourist attraction
associatedWith Imatra hydroelectric power plant
Imatrankoski rapids
city Imatra
constructionEndDate 1929
constructionStartDate 1922
country Finland
Republic of Finland
linked to: Finland
designedFor hydropower diversion
hasFunction hydroelectric regulation
water discharge channel
hasMaximumFlowRate hundreds of cubic metres per second (approximate)
hasStatus controlled water release
hasTouristShow evening light and sound shows
scheduled spillway openings
hasUse flood control
tourist entertainment
heritageDesignation Finnish national landscape
languageOfSignage English
Finnish
Swedish
lighting colored illumination during shows
locatedIn Imatra
South Karelia
locatedOnWatercourse Vuoksi River NERFINISHED
near Imatra State Hotel
Imatra city centre
linked to: Imatra

Imatrankoski bridge
notableFor artificial waterfall shows
dramatic water releases
historic rapids landscape
openingDate 1929
operator Imatran Seudun Sähkö
linked to: Imatran Voima
ownedBy Fortum
partOf Imatra hydropower complex
peakTouristSeason summer
region South Karelia
replaced natural free-flowing Imatrankoski rapids
soundSystem music-accompanied shows
touristInfrastructure information boards
viewing platforms
walking paths
touristType industrial tourism site
scenic attraction
typicalOpeningFrequency several times per week in summer
viewpoint Imatrankoski bridge
observation terraces
watercourse Vuoksi

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Imatra hydropower plant hasSpillway Imatra spillway