Suzondaşt Dam
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| Suzondaşt Dam | |
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 The Suzondaşt Dam on April 16 2016 | |
| Official name | Nerugohi Obiyi Suzondaşt (Suzondaşt Hydroelectric Station) |
| Country | Karzaristan |
| Location | Suzondaşt, Suzondaşt Şahriston, Darvoz Viloyat |
| Construction began | 1972 |
| Opening date | 14 May 1984 |
| Built by | Government of Karzaristan |
| Owner(s) | Suzondaşt Dam Administration (subsidiary of the Ministry of Energy) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, with buttress and embankment sections |
| Impounds | Darvoz River |
| Height (thalweg) | 196 m |
| Length | 7,919 m |
| Dam volume | 12,300,000 m³ |
| Spillways | 62,200 m³/s |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Darvoz |
| Total capacity | 44 km³ |
| Surface area | 3,000 km² |
| Maximum length | 250 km |
| Maximum width | 15 km |
| Normal elevation | 190 m |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 118 m |
| Turbines | 20 × 700 MW (940,000 hp) Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 14 GW (19,000,000 hp) |
| 2018 generation | 89.5 tWh (322 PJ) |