Chardara Dam

Chardara Dam

Chardara Reservoir (center)
Location of Chardara Dam in Kazakhstan
Country Kazakhstan
Location Shardara District
Coordinates 41°14′43.14″N 67°57′37.94″E / 41.2453167°N 67.9605389°E / 41.2453167; 67.9605389Coordinates: 41°14′43.14″N 67°57′37.94″E / 41.2453167°N 67.9605389°E / 41.2453167; 67.9605389
Purpose Irrigation, power
Status Operational
Construction began 1964
Opening date 1968
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds Syr Darya River
Height 28.5 m (94 ft)
Length 5,300 m (17,400 ft)
Spillway type Gate-controlled
Reservoir
Total capacity 5,700,000,000 m3 (4,600,000 acre·ft)
Active capacity 4,700,000,000 m3 (3,800,000 acre·ft)[1]
Surface area 900 km2 (350 sq mi)
Max. length 80 km (50 mi)
Max. width 15 km (9.3 mi) (average)[2]
Max. water depth 6.3 m (21 ft) (average)
Power station
Name Chardara (Shardara) Hydroelectric Power Station
Commission date 1968
Turbines 4 x 25 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity 100 MW

The Chardara Dam, also known as Chardarin Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Syr Darya River in Shardara District, Kazakhstan. It was constructed between 1964 and 1968 with the primary purpose of irrigation. The dam has an associated 100 MW hydroelectric plant named Shardarinsk Hydroelectric Power Station. The dam provides water to the Kyzyl-Kum channel for crop irrigation. The reservoir created by the dam has a maximum storage capacity of 5,700,000,000 m3 (4,600,000 acre·ft) and a surface area of 900 km2 (350 sq mi).[1] The dam has been undergoing structural rehabilitation and a power station upgrade is currently in planning. The power station's four 25 MW Kaplan turbine-generators are scheduled to be upgraded to 31.5 MW each.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chardara reservoir". CAWATERinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. "Sustainability Assessment – Shardara, Kazakhstan". Hydropower for Sustainable Development. 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. "Kazakhstan resets site visit for upgrade at 100-MW Shardarinskaya". HydroWorld. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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