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Kakhovka Dam

The Kakhovka Dam was a dam on the Dnieper River in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, completed in 1956 and destroyed in 2023, which provided water for the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station. The primary purposes of the dam were hydroelectric power generation,... Wikipedia
Opened: 1956
Destruction date: June 6, 2023
Annual generation: 1.4 TWh (equivalent to a capacity factor of roughly 45%)
Construction began: September 1950
Coordinates: 46°46′34″N 33°22′18″E / 46.77611°N 33.37167°E
Height: 30 m (98 ft)
Installed capacity: 357 MW