Brădișor Dam

Brădișor Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Lotru River situated in Romania.

LocationBrădișor, Vâlcea County

Coordinates45.3550°N 24.1050°E / 45.3550; 24.1050

Typereservoir

Primary inflows

Lotru

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Brădișor Dam
Brădișor Dam Location within Romania
Location	Brădișor, Vâlcea County
Coordinates	45.3550°N 24.1050°E / 45.3550; 24.1050
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Lotru
Primary outflows	Lotru
Basin countries	Romania
Surface area	1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Water volume	39 million cubic metres (32,000 acre⋅ft)

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The project was started and finished in the 1980s and it was made up by the construction of a rockfill with a clay core dam 30 metres (98 ft) high which was equipped with two vertical turbines, Brădișor Hydro Power Plant having an installed capacity of 115 MW.

The dam generates 223 GWh of electricity per year.