Cheboksary Dam

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Cheboksary Dam is a major hydroengineering structure on the Volga River in Russia, forming part of the Cheboksary Hydroelectric Station and creating the Cheboksary Reservoir.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydraulic engineering structure
hydroelectric dam
associatedPowerStation Cheboksary Hydroelectric Station
basinCountry Russia
constructionBegan 1968
continent Europe
country Russia
createsReservoir Cheboksary Reservoir
damCrosses Volga River
downstreamFrom Kazan
elevationControlled Cheboksary Reservoir water level
hasComponent embankment sections
navigation lock
powerhouse
spillway
hasNavigationLocks yes
hasSpillway yes
infrastructureType energy infrastructure in Russia
languageOfOfficialName Russian
locatedIn Chuvash Republic
European Russia
locatedInDrainageBasin Caspian Sea basin
locatedNear Cheboksary
locatedOnRiver Volga River
officialNameInRussian Чебоксарская плотина
linked to: Cheboksary Dam
openingDate 1980
operator RusHydro
ownedBy Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
partOf Cheboksary Hydroelectric Station
Volga–Kama cascade of hydroelectric stations
purpose flood control
navigation
power generation
water level regulation
region Volga Federal District
reservoirLocatedOn Volga River
reservoirName Cheboksary Reservoir
riverSystem Volga river system
spillwayType gated overflow spillway
status operational
upstreamFrom Nizhny Novgorod
usedFor electricity supply to regional grid
inland water transport
watercourse Volga River

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Cheboksary Reservoir hasPart Cheboksary Dam
Cheboksary Reservoir createdBy Cheboksary Dam
Cheboksary Dam lock partOf Cheboksary Dam
Cheboksary Dam officialNameInRussian Чебоксарская плотина
linked to: Cheboksary Dam