Grančarevo Dam

Grančarevo Dam
Location of Grančarevo Dam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location	Gornje Grančarevo, Trebinje
Coordinates	42°44′2.15″N 18°29′48.57″E / 42.7339306°N 18.4968250°E / 42.7339306; 18.4968250Coordinates: 42°44′2.15″N 18°29′48.57″E / 42.7339306°N 18.4968250°E / 42.7339306; 18.4968250
Purpose	Flood control, power
Status	Operational
Opening date	1967 (1967)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Arch
Impounds	Trebišnjica River
Height	123 m (404 ft)
Length	439 m (1,440 ft)
Width (crest)	4.6 m (15 ft)
Width (base)	27 m (89 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Bileća Lake
Total capacity	1,280,000,000 m3 (1,040,000 acre·ft)
Active capacity	1,082,000,000 m3 (877,000 acre·ft)
Power station
Name	Trebinje-1(Čapljina) Hydroelectric Power Station
Commission date	1968
Type	Conventional
Hydraulic head	104.5 m (343 ft)
Turbines	3 x 60 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	180 MW

The Grančarevo Dam is an arch dam on the Trebišnjica River near Gornje Grančarevo in the municipality of Trebinje in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At 123 m (404 ft) in height, it is the tallest dam in the country. Its reservoir, Bileća Lake, is the largest by volume in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well. The dam provides for flood control and hydroelectric power generation. The dam was completed in 1967 and its 180 MW power station, Trebinje-1 (Čapljina) Hydroelectric Power Station, was commissioned in 1968. A smaller 8 MW power station, Treblinje-2, was completed downstream in 1979.^[1][2]

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