Vidraru Dam

Vidraru Dam
The Vidraru dam
Location	Argeș River, Argeș County Romania
Coordinates	45°21′58.5″N 24°37′47.28″E / 45.366250°N 24.6298000°E / 45.366250; 24.6298000
Construction began	1960
Opening date	1966
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Argeș River
Height	166 m (545 ft)
Length	305 m (1,001 ft)[1]
Dam volume	480,000 m3 (630,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Vidraru
Total capacity	0.465 km3 (0.112 cu mi)
Catchment area	286 km2 (110 sq mi)
Surface area	10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date	9 December 1966
Turbines	4 x 55 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	220 MW
Annual generation	400 GWh

Vidraru Dam is a dam in Romania. It was completed in 1966 on the Argeș River and creates Lake Vidraru. The arch dam was built with the primary purpose to produce hydroelectricity. The dam's height is 166 metres, the arch length 305 meters and it can store 465 million cubic metres of water. The reservoir has a total shoreline (perimeter) length of 28 km.