Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station


The Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the Kama River along the border of Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia. It is south of Votkinsk and its main purpose is power generation and navigation. The power station has a 1,065 MW installed capacity and the dam also supports a ship lift. Construction on the dam began in 1955, the first generator was operational in 1961 and the last in 1963. The entire project was complete in 1965.

Design

The dam has a maximum height of and a length of. It is composed of a combined long concrete power station and long spillway section which are both flanked by the embankment dam portion. The embankment portion of the dam contains of soil and of rock, drainage and filter placement. The concrete structures of the dam, namely the spillway and power station comprise.
The power station is long, wide and high. It contains 10 Kaplan turbine-generators. There are six transformers ranging from 110-550 kV.
Votkinsk Reservoir holds of water of which is active or "useful" capacity. The reservoir's catchment or drainage area is while its surface area is and its maximum depth is. It is long and a maximum wide.