Chirkey Dam

HES in Russia

Place arch_dam Q117578

Facts

13 properties

Identity

Instance of: arch dam, hydroelectric power station^[5]
Inception: 1963^[8]

Location

Country: Russia (1991–present)^[3]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 42.977°, 46.871°^[9]
Located in or next to body of water: Sulak^[4]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Buynaksky District^[2]
Located in/on physical feature: Sulak^[10]

Population and size

Length: 338.0^[11]

More facts +5

Owned by: RusHydro^[6]
Located in: Buynaksky District
Part of: Сулакский каскад ГЭС^[7]
Coordinates: 🗺️ 42.977°, 46.871°
Nominal power output: 1000.0^[12]

🏷️ Also known as

en Chirkey Dam de Tschirkei-Talsperre fa سد چیرکی fr barrage de Tchirkeïsk nl Tsjirkeyskaja GES pl Czyrkiejska Elektrownia Wodna ru Чиркейская Гидроэлектростанция ru Чиркейская ГЭС uk Чиркейська ГЕС zh Chirkey水壩 zh 契尔克坝 zh-hant 契爾克壩

🔖 Identifiers · 8

VIAF cluster ID: 138597205
Library of Congress authority ID: n2007070297
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Чиркейская ГЭС в Дагестане.JPG ↗
Freebase ID: /m/0g5pxjv
GNS Unique Feature ID: 9003987
GeoNames ID: 858706
Global Energy Monitor Wiki ID: Chirkey_hydroelectric_plant
Structurae structure ID: 20021054

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🔗 Connections

Instance of 2

hydroelectric power station, arch dam

Country 1

Russia

Located in or next to body of water 1

Sulak

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Buynaksky District

Located in/on physical feature 1

Sulak

Owned by 1

RusHydro

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Izeron

← Impounded by 1

Chirkey Reservoir

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Summary

Chirkey Dam is an arch dam^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Chirkey Dam — country (P17): Russia. GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Chirkey Dam — instance of (P31): hydroelectric power station. GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Chirkey Dam — owned by (P127): RusHydro. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Chirkey Dam — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Buynaksky District. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Chirkey Dam — located in or next to body of water (P206): Sulak. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Chirkey Dam — part of (P361): Сулакский каскад ГЭС. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Chirkey Dam — inception (P571): 1963. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Chirkey Dam — coordinate location (P625): {'lat': 42.977222222222, 'lon': 46.871388888889}. GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Chirkey Dam — located in/on physical feature (P706): Sulak. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Chirkey Dam — length (P2043): 338 m. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Chirkey Dam — nominal power output (P2109): 1000 MW. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Chirkey Dam is an instance of arch dam (Q890545) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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