Shardara Dam
Shardara Dam | |
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![]() Chardara Reservoir (center) | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Location | Shardara District |
Coordinates | 41°14′43.14″N 67°57′37.94″E / 41.2453167°N 67.9605389°E |
Purpose | Irrigation, power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1964 |
Opening date | 1968 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, earth-fill |
Impounds | Syr Darya River |
Height | 28.5 m (94 ft) |
Length | 5,300 m (17,400 ft) |
Spillway type | Gate-controlled |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Shardara Reservoir |
Total capacity | 5,700,000,000 m3 (4,600,000 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 4,700,000,000 m3 (3,800,000 acre⋅ft)[1] |
Surface area | 900 km2 (350 sq mi) |
Maximum length | 80 km (50 mi) |
Maximum width | 15 km (9.3 mi) (average)[2] |
Maximum water depth | 6.3 m (21 ft) (average) |
Shardara Hydroelectric Power Station | |
Commission date | 1968 |
Turbines | 4 x 25 MW Kaplan-type |
Installed capacity | 100 MW |
The Shardara Dam (Kazakh: Shardara), also known as Chardara Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Syr Darya River in Shardara District, Kazakhstan. The dam has an associated 100 MW hydroelectric plant named Shardara Hydroelectric Power Station.
History
[edit]The dam was constructed between 1964 and 1968 at the time of the Kazakh SSR. Its primary purpose was irrigation. The dam has been undergoing structural rehabilitation and a power station upgrade is currently in planning. The power station's four 25 MW Kaplan turbine-generators are scheduled to be upgraded to 31.5 MW each.[3]
Reservoir
[edit]The reservoir created by the dam has a maximum storage capacity of 5,700,000,000 m3 (4,600,000 acre⋅ft) and a surface area of 900 km2 (350 sq mi). It provides water to the Kyzyl-Kum channel for crop irrigation. [1]
See also
[edit]- Farkhad Dam – upstream
- List of reservoirs by surface area
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chardara reservoir". CAWATERinfo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Sustainability Assessment – Shardara, Kazakhstan". Hydropower for Sustainable Development. 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kazakhstan resets site visit for upgrade at 100-MW Shardarinskaya". HydroWorld. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
External links
[edit]Media related to Shardara Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons
- Dams in Kazakhstan
- Hydroelectric power stations in Kazakhstan
- Earth-filled dams
- Dams completed in 1968
- Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
- 1968 establishments in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1968
- Dams on the Syr Darya River
- Buildings and structures in Turkistan Region