Kardzhali Dam

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Kardzhali Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in southern Bulgaria, forming part of a major water management system on the Arda River.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kardzhali Dam canonical 3
Kardzhali Reservoir 3
Kardzhali Hydroelectric Power Plant 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arch dam
dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
annualGeneration 160 GWh
basinCountry Bulgaria
constructionMaterial concrete
constructionStart 1957
country Bulgaria
crestElevation 331 metres above sea level
downstreamFrom Kardzhali Reservoir inflow on Arda River
hasFunction base load support
peak load regulation
height 103.5 metres
installedCapacity 106 MW
length 402 metres
locatedIn southern Bulgaria
linked to: Southern Bulgaria
locatedInMountainRange Eastern Rhodope Mountains
locatedInProvince Kardzhali Province
locatedNear Kardzhali
locatedOnRiver Arda River
nearSettlement Enchets
Kardzhali
numberOfTurbines 3
openingDate 1963
operator NEK EAD
ownedBy National Electric Company of Bulgaria
partOf Arda River cascade
linked to: Arda River
partOfSystem Arda River water management system
linked to: Arda River
plantName Kardzhali Hydroelectric Power Plant
linked to: Kardzhali Dam
plantType conventional hydroelectric power plant
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water supply
region Rhodope region
reservoirCatchmentArea 1870 square kilometres
reservoirName Kardzhali Reservoir
linked to: Kardzhali Dam
reservoirSurfaceArea 16 square kilometres
reservoirTotalCapacity 539 million cubic metres
spillwayCapacity 2770 cubic metres per second
spillwayType overflow spillway
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
upstreamFrom Studen Kladenets Dam
usedFor fisheries
recreation

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arda River hasDam Kardzhali Dam
Arda River hasDam Studen Kladenets Dam
linked to: Kardzhali Dam
Arda hasDam Kardzhali Dam
Kardzhali Province hasLandmark Kardzhali Reservoir
linked to: Kardzhali Dam
Kardzhali Dam reservoirName Kardzhali Reservoir
linked to: Kardzhali Dam
Kardzhali Dam plantName Kardzhali Hydroelectric Power Plant
linked to: Kardzhali Dam
Ivaylovgrad Dam downstreamFrom Kardzhali Dam
Kırcaali hasNotableNearbySite Kardzhali Reservoir
linked to: Kardzhali Dam