Vidraru Dam

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Vidraru Dam is a major hydroelectric dam on the Argeș River in Romania, known for its impressive arch design and scenic location in the Făgăraș Mountains.

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Vidraru Dam canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
architecturalStyle double-curvature arch dam ⓘ
basinCountry Romania ⓘ
constructionMaterial concrete ⓘ
constructionMethod concrete arch ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1960 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
crestElevation 830 metres above sea level ⓘ
crosses Argeș River ⓘ
designedFor peak load electricity production ⓘ
elevationAtCrest 830 metres ⓘ
hasFeature bungee jumping platform ⓘ
panoramic viewpoint ⓘ
hasNearbyMonument Prometheus statue ⓘ
hasPurpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
hasScenicView Făgăraș Mountains ⓘ
Vidraru Lake ⓘ
height 166 metres ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1966 ⓘ
installedCapacity 220 MW ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
length 307 metres ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Argeș County ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Făgăraș Mountains ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Făgăraș Mountains area ⓘ
locatedInRegion Muntenia ⓘ
locatedNear Curtea de Argeș ⓘ
Căpățânenii Pământeni ⓘ
Transfăgărășan road ⓘ
locatedOn Vidraru Lake ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Argeș River ⓘ
maximumDepthOfReservoir 155 metres ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 4 ⓘ
openingDate 1966-12-09 ⓘ
operator Hidroelectrica ⓘ
partOf Argeș River hydropower system ⓘ
reservoirCapacity 465 million cubic metres ⓘ
reservoirName Vidraru Lake ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea 8.94 square kilometres ⓘ
spillwayType controlled spillway ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ

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Argeș County → contains → Vidraru Dam ⓘ
Argeș River → hasDam → Vidraru Dam ⓘ
Transfăgărășan road → passesBy → Vidraru Dam ⓘ