Solina Dam

Solina Dam
Aerial view of the dam
Solina Dam is located in Poland
Solina Dam
Location of Solina Dam in Poland
CountryPoland
LocationSolina
Coordinates49°23′44.03″N 22°27′11.65″E / 49.3955639°N 22.4532361°E / 49.3955639; 22.4532361
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1960
Opening date1969
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
Height81.8 m (268 ft)
Length664.8 m (2,181 ft)
Width (crest)8.8 m (29 ft)
Dam volume760,000 m3 (990,000 cu yd)[1]
Reservoir
CreatesLake Solina
Total capacity472,000,000 m3 (383,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Commission date1968
Hydraulic head60 m (200 ft)[2]
Turbines2 x 73 MW Francis-type, 2 x 27 MW reversible Francis turbines[3]
Installed capacity200 MW
The Solina Dam

The Solina Dam (Polish: Zapora Solińska) is a concrete gravity dam in south-eastern Poland. It is the largest dam in the country. It is located in Solina of Lesko County in the Bieszczady Mountains area of Poland. With the completion of the dam in 1968, Lake Solina, the largest artificial lake in Poland, was created.

  1. ^ "FIREWALL in Solina" (in Polish). PGE Energy. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Solina Pumped Storage Power Plant" (PDF). Sandia National Laboratories. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Plants in Poland". IndustCards. Retrieved 21 February 2014.