Overview
Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam of Russia is the largest dam by installed capacity in Europe, built with a capacty of 6,400 MW. At second and third, are Krasnoyarsk Dam with a capacity of 6,000 MW and Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station at 4,515 MW.The installed capacities of major dams in Europe range from 5 MW to 6,400 MW, with the average dam installed with a capacity of 1,630.7 MW.
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Here are the largest dams by installed capacity in Europe.
Located in Sayanogorsk, Khakassia, Russia, Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam is an arch-gravity dam. It was built in 1985 (37 years since completion).
Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam is the tallest arch-gravity dam in the world. The structural height of Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam is 242 meters. The arch-gravity dam can hold up to 31.30 billion m3 of water and has an installed capacity of 6,400MW.
Krasnoyarsk Dam is located in Divnogorsk, Russia (Europe). The gravity dam was completed in 1972 (50 years old).
Krasnoyarsk Dam is the 2nd largest hydroelectric dam in Europe by installed capacity. The structural height of Krasnoyarsk Dam is 124 meters. The gravity dam has an installed capacity of 6,000MW.
Compare Krasnoyarsk Dam with Allatoona Dam from United States.
Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station.
Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station, also known as 50 years of Great October, is a 55-year-old gravity dam (completed in 1967). It is located in Bratsk, Russia (Europe).
Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station impounds the largest reservoir volume in the world. The installed capacity of Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station is 4,515MW. The gravity dam stands 124.50 meters tall and can impound up to 169.27 billion m3 of water.
Compare Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station with Burdekin Dam from Australia.
Compare Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station with Gezhouba Dam from China.
Boguchany Dam is a composite dam located in Kodinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (Europe). It was completed in 2015 (7 years old).
Boguchany Dam is the largest composite dam in the world by reservoir volume. The composite dam stands at a height of 96 meters and impounds up to 58.20 billion m3 of water. Boguchany Dam has an installed capacity of 2,997MW.
Compare Boguchany Dam with Keban Dam from Turkey.
Compare Boguchany Dam with Volga Hydroelectric Station from Russia.
Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station.
Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station is an embankment dam located in Zhigulyovsk, Russia (Europe). It was completed in 1957 (65 years old).
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.
Compare Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station with Cochiti Dam from United States.
Compare Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station with Atatürk Dam from Turkey.
Atatürk Dam, also known as Karababa Dam, is an embankment dam located in Şanlıurfa-Adıyaman, Turkey, Turkey (Europe). It was completed in 1990 (32 years old).
The installed capacity of Atatürk Dam is 2,400MW. The embankment dam stands 166 meters tall and can impound up to 48.70 billion m3 of water. Its structural volume is 84.50 million m3.
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