Mratinje Dam Explained

Mratinje Dam
Location Map:Montenegro
Coordinates:43.2722°N 18.8417°W
Country:Montenegro
Status:In use
Construction Began:1971
Opening:1976
Owner:Elektroprivreda Crne Gore
Dam Type:Arch, double-curvature
Dam Height:220m (720feet)
Dam Length:268m (879feet)
Dam Width Crest:4.5m (14.8feet)
Dam Width Base:45m (148feet)
Dam Volume:7329400NaN0
Dam Crosses:Piva River
Res Name:Piva Lake
Res Capacity Total:880000000m2
Res Catchment:1757.70NaN0
Res Surface:120NaN0
Plant Turbines:3 x 120 MW
Plant Capacity:360 MW

The Mratinje Dam (Брана Мратиње|Brana Mratinje) is a concrete arch dam in the canyon of the Piva River in Montenegro.

The dam was completed in 1975 with designs by Energoprojekt.[1] Its construction resulted in the flooding of the Piva Canyon and the creation of the Piva Lake, which, with its 12.5 km², is the second largest lake in Montenegro.

The dam is high, one of the highest in Europe. The dam is long and thick at the crest, while it is long and thick at the base. The foundations go as deep as into the ground. 820000m2 of concrete and 5,000 tonnes of steel were built into the dam.[2]

The hydroelectric power station at Mratinje is capable of producing 860 gigawatt-hours per annum. It has three turbines and generators, each with a generation capacity of 120 MW.

The location of the 16th century Piva Monastery was flooded by the lake, so while the dam was built, the monastery was broken into pieces and moved to a higher ground, 3.5 km away. It was reconstructed in the original way.

References

  1. Web site: Mratinje Dam and Hydroelectric Plant. Energoprojekt. 6 May 2011. 15 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110815171646/http://eng.energoprojekt.rs/index.php?pageid=73. dead.
  2. Marković. Veljko. Svetlana Živković . Jelena Marković . Global Elastic Modulus Usage for Diagnosing the Mratinje Dam Behavior. Facta Universitatis. 1999. 2. Architecture and Civil Engineering. 1. 67–75. 6 May 2011. University of Niš.