Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam

Arch-gravityRussia

CountryRussia

Height242 m

Year1985

TypeArch-gravity

RiverYenisei

About Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam

The tallest dam in Russia at 242 m. 6.4 GW capacity. A catastrophic accident in 2009 killed 75 people when a turbine exploded and flooded the turbine hall. The dam was repaired and back online by 2014.

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