Zhinvali Dam | |
Location Map: | Georgia |
Coordinates: | 42.135°N 44.7722°W |
Country: | Georgia |
Location: | Zhinvali |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1974 |
Opening: | 1985 |
Dam Type: | Pebble-fill dam |
Dam Height: | 102m (335feet) |
Dam Length: | 415m (1,362feet) |
Dam Width Crest: | 9m (30feet) |
Dam Width Base: | 484.75m (1,590.39feet) |
Dam Crosses: | Aragvi River |
Res Name: | Zhinvali Reservoir |
Res Capacity Total: | 0.52km3 |
Plant Turbines: | 4 X 32.5 MW |
Plant Capacity: | 130 MW |
The Zhinvali Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Aragvi River in the Caucasus Mountains in Zhinvali, Georgia. The Zhinvali Hydroelectric Power Plant has four turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 32.5 MW, for a combined capacity of 130 MW.[1]
The building of the dam in 1986 formed the Zhinvali Reservoir.[2]