Brădișor Dam

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Brădişor Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Lotru River situated in Romania.

Brădişor Dam
Brădişor Dam is located in Romania
Brădişor Dam
Brădişor Dam
LocationBrădişor
Coordinates45°21′18″N 24°06′18″E / 45.3550°N 24.1050°E / 45.3550; 24.1050
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsLotru
Primary outflowsLotru
Basin countriesRomania
Surface area1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Water volume39 million cubic metres (32,000 acre⋅ft)

The project was started and finished in the 1980s and it was made up by the construction of a rockfill with a clay core dam 30 metres (98 ft) high which was equipped with two vertical turbines, Brădişor Hydro Power Plant having an installed capacity of 115 MW.

The dam generates 223 GWh of electricity per year.

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