Bicaz-Stejaru Hydroelectric Power Station

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Izvorul Muntelui (Bicaz) Dam
Izvorul Muntelui Dam
Location	Bicaz, Neamț County, Romania
Coordinates	46°56′17.92″N 26°6′11.41″E / 46.9383111°N 26.1031694°E / 46.9383111; 26.1031694
Construction began	1950
Opening date	1960
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Bistrița River
Height	127 m (417 ft)
Length	435 m (1,427 ft)[1]
Width (base)	119 m (390 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Izvorul Muntelui Lake
Total capacity	1.23 km3 (0.30 cu mi)
Catchment area	4,025 km2 (1,554 sq mi)
Surface area	310 km2 (120 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity	210 MW
Annual generation	500 GWh

Dimitrie Leonida (Stejaru) Hydro Power Plant is a hydropower development on the Bistrița River, near Bicaz, Romania.

The project was started and finished in the 1950s. It consists of a dam, a reservoir, and a hydro power plant.

The dam is a reinforced concrete structure with a height of 127 m (417 ft). It formed and holds the Bicaz Lake reservoir, also known as Mountain Spring Lake ("Lacul Izvorul Muntelui").

The reservoir is the largest artificial lake in Romania; it manages river levels downstream, provides fishing, attracts tourism, fuels the power plant, and controls flooding.

The Oak Hydro-power plant ("Hidrocentrala Stejaru") is equipped with six turbines (four-27.5 MW and two-50 MW turbines) for a total installed capacity of 210 MW. The plant generates an average of 500 GWh of electricity per year, at a capacity factor of 30%; it has produced over 20 billion MWh of electricity in the first 50 years since commissioning.