Located in Zhigulyovsk, Russia, Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station is an embankment dam. It was built in 1957 (65 years since completion).
Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station is the 3rd largest embankment dam in the world by reservoir volume. The structural height of Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station is 52 meters. The embankment dam can hold up to 57.30 billion m3 of water and has an installed capacity of 2,488MW.
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