Chirkey Dam

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Chirkey Dam is a major arch dam and hydroelectric power station in Dagestan, Russia, known as the highest dam in the country and a key source of electricity in the North Caucasus region.

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Chirkey Dam canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch dam
hydroelectric power station
annualGeneration approximately 2.47 TWh
basinCountry Russia
commissioningDate 1974
completionDate 1974
constructionMaterial concrete
constructionStartDate 1964
country Russia
damCrestElevation 335 metres above sea level
damHeight 232 metres
approximately 232 m
damLength 338 metres
damType arch dam
designFeature double-curvature arch
gridConnection Unified Energy System of Russia
hasReservoir Chirkey Reservoir
installedCapacity 1,000 megawatts
1000 MW
isHighestDamIn Russia
locatedIn Dagestan
North Caucasus
locatedInContinent Asia
Europe
locatedInFederalSubject Republic of Dagestan
locatedInRegion Eastern Caucasus
locatedNear village of Dubki
locatedOnRiver Sulak River
numberOfTurbines 4
operator RusHydro
partOf Sulak River cascade of hydropower plants
plantName Chirkeyskaya HPP
plantType conventional hydroelectric power plant
primaryUse electricity generation
hydroelectric power generation
purpose power generation
regional electricity supply
regionServed North Caucasus
reservoirName Chirkey Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea 42.4 square kilometres
reservoirTotalCapacity 2.78 cubic kilometres
riverBasin Caspian Sea basin
significance key source of electricity in the North Caucasus
largest hydroelectric power plant in Dagestan
spillwayType gated spillway
status operational
turbineCapacity 250 MW
turbineType Francis turbine

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Sulak River hasHydroelectricPlant Chirkey Dam
Sulak River hasDam Chirkey Dam
Chirkey Reservoir createdBy Chirkey Dam
Chirkey Reservoir hasDam Chirkey Dam
Chirkey Reservoir namedAfter Chirkey Dam