Bratsk Dam

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Bratsk Dam is a massive Soviet-era hydroelectric power station in Siberia, Russia, known for once being one of the world’s largest dams and reservoirs.

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Bratsk Dam canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
associatedCity Bratsk ⓘ
commissioningPeriod 1961–1967 ⓘ
constructedBy Soviet Union ⓘ
constructionMaterial concrete ⓘ
constructionMethod concrete gravity dam ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1954 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
designedFor base-load power generation ⓘ
electricityUse aluminum industry supply ⓘ
regional power supply ⓘ
era Soviet era ⓘ
gridConnection Unified Energy System of Russia ⓘ
hasReservoir Bratsk Reservoir ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
height 125 m ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the world’s largest hydroelectric power stations at the time of completion ⓘ
symbol of Soviet industrialization in Siberia ⓘ
installedCapacity 4,500 MW ⓘ
length 4,417 m ⓘ
locatedIn Siberia ⓘ
locatedInCountry Russia ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Irkutsk Time ⓘ
locatedNear Bratsk ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Angara River ⓘ
notableFor large reservoir volume ⓘ
major hydroelectric capacity in Russia ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 18 ⓘ
openingDate 1967 ⓘ
operator Irkutskenergo ⓘ
owner Irkutskenergo ⓘ
partOf Angara River cascade ⓘ
linked to: Angara River
primaryPurpose power generation ⓘ
region Irkutsk Oblast ⓘ
reservoirName Bratsk Reservoir ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea 5,470 km² ⓘ
reservoirTotalCapacity 169.3 km³ ⓘ
reservoirType artificial lake ⓘ
riverBasin Yenisei–Angara basin ⓘ
linked to: Yenisei River basin
secondaryPurpose navigation ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
spillwayType gated overflow ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
watercourse Angara River ⓘ

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

Angara River → hasHydroelectricDam → Bratsk Dam ⓘ
Bratsk Reservoir → createdBy → Bratsk Dam ⓘ