Zeya Dam
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The Zeya Hydroelectric Power Station is a concrete gravity dam
on the Zeya River
. Located in Zeya
, Amur Oblast
, Russia
. Annually the station produces 4.91 TWh. Currently, the Zeya Power Station operates 6 hydro-turbines, 4 with capacity of 225 MW and 2 with capacity of 215 MW.
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
on the Zeya River
Zeya River
Zeya River , 1,242 km long, is a northern tributary of the Amur River. It rises in the Tokiysky Stanovik mountain ridge, a part of the Stanovoy Range. The first Russian to enter the area was Vassili Poyarkov....
. Located in Zeya
Zeya (town)
Zeya is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the Zeya River some 230 km southeast of Tynda and 532 km north of Blagoveshchensk...
, Amur Oblast
Amur Oblast
Amur Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , situated about east of Moscow on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers. It shares its border with the Sakha Republic in the north, Khabarovsk Krai and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the east, People's Republic of China in the south, and Zabaykalsky...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Annually the station produces 4.91 TWh. Currently, the Zeya Power Station operates 6 hydro-turbines, 4 with capacity of 225 MW and 2 with capacity of 215 MW.
See also
- Zeya ReservoirZeya ReservoirZeyskoye Reservoir is a large water reservoir in Amur Oblast, Russia, north of the Chinese border. It is situated on the Zeya River. It is kept at a regulated depth of 93 m. The reservoir starts from the dam at the town of Zeya, fills a narrow valley and then spreads out into a large lake. ...
- List of conventional hydroelectric power stations
- List of power stations in Russia