Oskil Dam

Oskil Dam
The Oskil Reservoir that the dam created
Oskil Dam is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Oskil Dam
Location of Oskil Dam in Kharkiv Oblast
Oskil Dam is located in Ukraine
Oskil Dam
Oskil Dam (Ukraine)
LocationOskil, Ukraine
Coordinates49°10′30″N 37°28′19″E / 49.17500°N 37.47194°E / 49.17500; 37.47194
PurposePower, irrigation
StatusDestroyed
Construction began1954
Opening date1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Demolition dateApril 2, 2022[1]
Owner(s)Water of Donbas
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth-fill embankment with gravity sections
ImpoundsOskil River
Length1,025 m (3,363 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesOskil Reservoir
Total capacity474×10^6 m3 (384,278 acre⋅ft)
Surface area130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines2 × 1,840 kW
Installed capacity3,680 kW
Annual generation15 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.

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