Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station
The Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station (Russian: Воткинская ГЭС) is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the Kama River along the border of Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia. It is  south of Votkinsk and its main purpose is power generation and navigation. The power station has a 1,100 MW installed capacity and the dam also supports a ship lift. Construction on the dam began in 1955, the first generator was operational in 1961 and the last in 1963. The entire project was complete in 1965. Design
The dam has a maximum height of  and a length of . It is composed of a combined  long concrete power station and  long spillway section which are both flanked by the embankment dam portion. The embankment portion of the dam contains  of soil and  of rock, drainage and filter placement. The concrete structures of the dam, namely the spillway and power station comprise . The power station is  long,  wide and  high. It contains 10 Kaplan turbine-generators. There are six transformers ranging from 110-500 kV. Votkinsk Reservoir holds  of water of which  is active or "useful" capacity. The reservoir's catchment or drainage area is  while its surface area is  and its maximum depth is . It is  long and a maximum  wide. See also

Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station

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Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
Hydroelectric power stations in Russia
Dams in Russia
Dams completed in 1965
Dams on the Kama River