Krichim Reservoir

Top-down View of the Krichim dam

Krichim Dam (Язовир "Кричим") is a dam on the Vacha River, Bulgaria. It is part of the Dospat–Vacha Hydropower Cascade (500.2 MW) involving four more dams and seven power stations.[1] The three existing dams on the Vacha River are the Vacha Dam, Tsankov Dam, and the Kamak Dam. The 144.5 metres (474 ft) concrete dam was in its implementation stage as of 2011.[2]

The dam supports the 80 MW Krichim Hydro Power Plant.

  1. ^ "Bulgarien: Vacha Cascade Joint Implementation Projekt" (PDF). Energy industries – Renewable Sources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. ^ "ICOLD 76th Annual Meeting: Focus on Dam Operations". hydroworld.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.