The Zeya Dam is a concrete gravity
dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...
on the
Zeya River
The Zeya (russian: Зе́я; from indigenous Evenki word "djee" (blade); zh, 结雅; mnc, m= , Mölendroff: jingkiri bira) is a northern, left tributary of the Amur in Amur Oblast, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The average ...
by the town of
Zeya,
Amur Oblast
Amur Oblast ( rus, Аму́рская о́бласть, r=Amurskaya oblast, p=ɐˈmurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers in the Russian Far East. The administrative ...
,
Russia
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, north of the
Chinese
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border. On average the Zeya
Hydroelectric Power Station
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
generates 4.91 TWh of electricity per year. It is equipped with 6 hydro-turbines, 4 with capacity of 225 MW and 2 with capacity of 215 MW.
The Zeya Reservoir (russian: Зейское водохранилище) is located in the upper course of the Zeya, below the southern foothills of the
Toko-Stanovik
The Toko-Stanovik (russian: Токинский Становик, ''Tokinsky Stanovik'') is a range of mountains in the Russian Far East. Administratively it belongs partly to Amur Oblast, the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and Khabarovsk Krai of the Fe ...
, a subrange of the
Stanovoy, to the north of the
Tukuringra Range and
Dzhagdy Range
The Dzhagdy Range (russian: Хребет Джагды) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively it belongs partly to Amur Oblast and partly to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.
Geography
The Dzhagdy is ...
junction.
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The reservoir is kept at a regulated depth of . A narrow, valley separates the dam water body from the vast surface of the
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
. The
Baikal-Amur Mainline railway runs along the north shore, where a bridge has been constructed.
Settlements on the shore of Zeya Dam include
Beregovoy,
Khvoyny,
Gorny,
Verknezeysk,
Bomnak
Bomnak (russian: Бомнак) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') in Zeysky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located on the northern bank of Zeya Dam, Zeya Reservoir.
Transportation
A local ro ...
and
Snezhnogorsk.
See also
*
List of conventional hydroelectric power stations
This article lists hydroelectric power stations that generate power using the conventional dammed method. This list includes power stations that are larger than in maximum net capacity, and are operational or under construction. Those power sta ...
*
List of power stations in Russia
The following page lists the power stations in Russia.
Renewable
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Pumped-storage hydroelectric
Solar photovoltaic
The following is a list of photovoltaic power stations in Russia:).
In addition there ar ...
References
External links
Официальный сайт филиала Зейская ГЭС ОАО «РусГидро»Официальный сайт ОАО «РусГидро»
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20111003043548/http://www.hydroproject.ru/data/building/objekt/zeisk.php Описание плотины Зейской ГЭС
Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
Hydroelectric power stations in Russia
Energy in the Russian Far East
Buildings and structures in Amur Oblast
Dams completed in 1975
Cultural heritage monuments in Amur Oblast
Objects of cultural heritage of Russia of regional significance
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