| Nurek Dam | |
|---|---|
 Nurek Dam | |
  Location of Nurek Dam within Tajikistan | |
| Location | Nurek, Border of Khatlon district and Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan |
| Coordinates | 38°22′18″N 69°20′53″E / 38.37167°N 69.34806°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1961 |
| Opening date | 1972-1980 |
| Owner(s) | Barqi Tojik |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Vakhsh River |
| Height | 300 m (980 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Length | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Nurek reservoir |
| Total capacity | 10.5 km3 (8,500,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Barqi Tojik |
| Commission date | Initial: 1972–1979 Reconstruction: 1988 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 9 x 335 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 3015 MW |
The Nurek Dam (Russian: Нурекская ГЭС; Tajik: Нерӯгоҳи обии Норак, Nerūgohi obii Norak, Tajik for Nurek Hydro-electric Station) is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and its power station has an installed capacity of 3,015 MW. Construction of the dam began in 1961 and the power station's first generator was commissioned in 1972. The last generator was commissioned in 1979 and the entire project was completed in 1980 when Tajikistan was still a republic within the Soviet Union, becoming the tallest dam in the world at the time. At 304 m (997 ft),[1][2][3] it is currently the second tallest man-made dam in the world, after being surpassed by Jinping-I Dam in 2013. The Rogun Dam, also along the Vakhsh in Tajikistan, may exceed it in size when completed.
- ^ a b "History of Nurek Dams". Canadian Induced Seismicity Research Group. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Open Joint Stock Holding Company "Barki Tajik"" (in Tajik). Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Tajikistan. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ a b Jansen, Robert B. (1988). Advanced Dam Engineering for Design, Construction, and Rehabilitation. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 744. ISBN 0442243979.