Rożnów Dam

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Rożnów Dam is a hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Dunajec River in southern Poland, forming the artificial Rożnów Lake.

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Rożnów Dam canonical 3
Dunajec River reservoir system 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood-control structure
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
alsoKnownAs Zapora w Rożnowie
builtDuring World War II
completionDate 1941
constructionStartDate 1935
country Poland
designedBy Gabriel Narutowicz
Polish engineers
energySource hydropower
formsReservoir Rożnów Lake
hasImpactOn aquatic ecosystems of Dunajec River
local microclimate
hasPowerPlant Rożnów Hydroelectric Power Plant
hasSpillway gated spillway
height approximately 32 m
length approximately 550 m
locatedIn southern Poland
locatedInCountrySubdivision Małopolska
linked to: Lesser Poland
locatedInCounty Nowy Sącz County
locatedInVoivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship
locatedNear Rożnów
locatedOnRiver Dunajec River
locatedUpstreamOf Czchów Dam
material concrete
nearbyCity Nowy Sącz
opened 1941
operator Polish power authorities
partOf Dunajec River cascade
linked to: Dunajec River
primaryFunction flood control
hydroelectric power generation
protectsArea Dunajec valley
Nowy Sącz region
purpose reduction of flood risk on Dunajec River
regulation of Dunajec River flow
reservoirName Rożnów Lake
reservoirPurpose flood retention
hydropower
reservoirType artificial lake
riverBasin Vistula River basin
linked to: Vistula basin
secondaryFunction recreation support
water storage
tourismAttraction yes
usedFor navigation improvement downstream
peak electricity generation

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Rożnów Lake hasPart Rożnów Dam
Rożnów Lake partOf Dunajec River reservoir system
linked to: Rożnów Dam
Rożnów Power Plant hasDam Rożnów Dam