Oskil Dam | |
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Location | Oskil, Ukraine |
Coordinates | 49°10′30″N 37°28′19″E / 49.17500°N 37.47194°E |
Purpose | Power, irrigation |
Status | Destroyed |
Construction began | 1954 |
Opening date | 1958 |
Demolition date | April 2, 2022[1] |
Owner(s) | Water of Donbas |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth-fill embankment with gravity sections |
Impounds | Oskil River |
Length | 1,025 m (3,363 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Oskil Reservoir |
Total capacity | 474×10 6 m3 (384,278 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Turbines | 2 × 1,840 kW |
Installed capacity | 3,680 kW |
Annual generation | 15 million kWh |
The Oskil Dam (Ukrainian: Оскільська ГЕС), also known as the Oskil Hydroelectric Station, was a former hydroelectric plant in Eastern Ukraine along the Oskil River. The plant first began operation in 1958, and was destroyed on April 2, 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War.