Pilchowice Dam

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Pilchowice Dam is a historic early 20th-century masonry gravity dam in southwestern Poland, notable for its large reservoir and role in regional flood control and hydroelectric power generation.

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Pilchowice Dam canonical 3

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instanceOf flood control structure
gravity dam
hydroelectric power station
masonry dam
architecturalStyle early 20th-century industrial architecture
category Buildings and structures in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Dams in Poland
Hydroelectric power stations in Poland
constructionMaterial concrete
stone masonry
country Poland
energySource hydropower
hasPart crest roadway
intake tower
powerhouse
spillway
hasReservoir Pilchowice Reservoir
heritageStatus historic structure
locatedIn Lower Silesian Voivodeship
southwestern Poland
locatedInCountrySubdivision Powiat Lwówecki
locatedInFormerCountrySubdivision Silesia
locatedInProtectedArea Bóbr Valley Landscape Park
locatedNear Jelenia Góra
Pilchowice
locatedOnWatercourse Bóbr River
notableFor early 20th-century engineering
historic hydroelectric plant
large reservoir
regional flood protection role
openingDate early 20th century
partOf Bóbr Valley
linked to: Bóbr River
primaryFunction flood control
regionServed Lower Silesia
reservoirUse electricity generation
flood retention
tourism
riverBasin Odra River basin
startDate early 20th century
structuralType masonry gravity dam
use hydroelectric power generation
recreation
water storage
watercourse Bóbr
linked to: Bóbr River

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Bóbr River hasDam Pilchowice Dam
Pilchowickie Lake formedBy Pilchowice Dam
Pilchowickie Lake hasStructure Pilchowice Dam