Irkutsk Dam

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Irkutsk Dam is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric dam and power station on the Angara River in Irkutsk, Russia, known for forming the Irkutsk Reservoir and contributing significantly to regional power supply.

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Irkutsk Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam ⓘ
run-of-the-river power station ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Irkutsk HPP ⓘ
Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station ⓘ
basinCountry Russia ⓘ
builtBy USSR ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Union
builtDuring Soviet era ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Irkutsk Oblast ⓘ
Dams in Russia ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union ⓘ
cityServed Irkutsk ⓘ
commissioned 1956 ⓘ
constructionBegan 1950 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
controlsOutflowFrom Lake Baikal ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
createdWaterBody Irkutsk Reservoir ⓘ
crosses Angara River ⓘ
damType concrete gravity dam ⓘ
designedBy Soviet engineers ⓘ
downstreamFrom Lake Baikal ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
formsReservoir Irkutsk Reservoir ⓘ
gridConnection Siberian power grid ⓘ
hasNavigationLock yes ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
historicalSignificance first hydroelectric plant on the Angara River cascade ⓘ
impact raised water level of Lake Baikal ⓘ
significant regional power supply ⓘ
installedCapacity 662 MW ⓘ
locatedIn Irkutsk Oblast ⓘ
locatedNear outlet of Lake Baikal ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Angara River ⓘ
location Irkutsk ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 4 ⓘ
openingDate 1956 ⓘ
operator Irkutskenergo ⓘ
owner Irkutskenergo ⓘ
partOf Angara River cascade of hydroelectric plants ⓘ
plantType run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant ⓘ
purpose flow regulation ⓘ
navigation improvement ⓘ
power generation ⓘ
regionServed Irkutsk Oblast ⓘ
reservoirName Irkutsk Reservoir ⓘ
riverSystem Yenisei River basin ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
turbineType Kaplan turbine ⓘ
linked to: Kaplan turbines
upstreamFrom Angara River ⓘ

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

Angara River → hasHydroelectricDam → Irkutsk Dam ⓘ
Irkutsk Reservoir → formedByDam → Irkutsk Dam ⓘ