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Kürpsay Dam

Coordinates: 41°29′56″N 72°21′51″E / 41.49889°N 72.36417°E / 41.49889; 72.36417
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Kurpsai Dam
Kurpsai dam July 2012
Kürpsay Dam is located in Kyrgyzstan
Kürpsay Dam
Location of Kurpsai Dam in Kyrgyzstan
Official nameКурпсайская ГЭС
CountryKyrgyzstan
Coordinates41°29′56″N 72°21′51″E / 41.49889°N 72.36417°E / 41.49889; 72.36417
StatusOperational
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsNaryn River
Height113 m (371 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity370,000,000 m3 (299,964 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity35,000,000 m3 (28,375 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date1976
Turbines4
Installed capacity800 MW
Annual generation2.63 billion kWh

The Kurpsai Dam is a gravity dam on the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan. It is 113 m (371 ft) tall and it creates a 370,000,000 m3 (299,964 acre⋅ft) reservoir of which 35,000,000 m3 (28,375 acre⋅ft) is active (or useful) for power generation. The installed capacity of the power station is 800 MW.[1]

References

  1. ^ "List of major hydroelectric facilities Kyrgyzskoy Republic" (PDF) (in Russian). CA Water. Retrieved 24 February 2012.