Niedzica Dam

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Niedzica Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Dunajec River in southern Poland, known for forming the scenic Czorsztyn Lake and serving as a major regional tourist attraction.

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instanceOf flood-control dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
alsoKnownAs Czorsztyn-Niedzica Dam
linked to: Niedzica Dam

Zapora w Niedzicy
constructionStart 1975
country Poland
energySource hydropower
formsReservoir Czorsztyn Lake
hasFunction peak-load power supply
hasInfrastructure road across dam crest
hasPowerPlant Niedzica Hydroelectric Power Plant
hasSpillway yes
hasTouristAttraction boat tours on Czorsztyn Lake
viewpoints over Czorsztyn Lake
hasViewOf Pieniny National Park
height 56 meters
helpsProtectAreaFromFlooding Dunajec River valley
linked to: Dunajec valley
isMajorRegionalTouristAttraction true
isScenic true
length 404 meters
locatedIn southern Poland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Lesser Poland Voivodeship
locatedInMountainRange Pieniny Mountains
locatedNear Czorsztyn
Niedzica
locatedNearBorderWith Slovakia
locatedOnRiver Dunajec River
nearbyAttraction Czorsztyn Castle
Niedzica Castle
openingDate 1997
operator Zespół Elektrowni Wodnych Niedzica S.A.
partOf Dunajec River basin
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
tourism
water storage
regionServed Podhale
Spiš
reservoirName Jezioro Czorsztyńskie
linked to: Czorsztyn Lake
reservoirSurfaceArea approximately 11 square kilometers
reservoirType artificial lake
usedForRecreation fishing
kayaking
sailing
swimming

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Czorsztyn Lake createdBy Niedzica Dam
Czorsztyn Lake partOf Dunajec River reservoir system
linked to: Niedzica Dam
Niedzica hasStructure Niedzica Dam
subject linked to: village of Niedzica
Niedzica Dam alsoKnownAs Czorsztyn-Niedzica Dam
linked to: Niedzica Dam