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Râușor Dam

Coordinates: 45°23′38″N 25°03′46″E / 45.393824°N 25.062729°E / 45.393824; 25.062729
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Râușor
Râușor Dam is located in Romania
Râușor Dam
Location of Râușor in Romania
CountryRomania
Coordinates45°23′38″N 25°03′46″E / 45.393824°N 25.062729°E / 45.393824; 25.062729
PurposeWater supply, hydroelectricity, irrigation
Opening date1987
Owner(s)Hidroelectrica
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsRâul Târgului
Height120
Length380
Dam volume60 million m³
Spillway typeGated
Spillway capacity620 m³/s
Reservoir
Catchment area115 km²
Surface area190 ha
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Râușor is a rock-fill water dam build in 1987 in the far north of Argeș County, Romania. It impounds the Râul Târgului. It has a wall height of 120 m (390 ft) and a total volume of 60 million m³.

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