Vidraru Dam
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.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 830 metres (2,730 feet)
- …is also known as “Barajul Vidraru”
- Description: dam in Romania
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Poenari Citadel
Curtea de Argeș is on the Argeș River in Argeș county, in the historic region of Muntenia.
1½ km south of Vidraru Dam
Villages in the Area
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Căpățânenii Ungureni
Căpățânenii Ungureni is a village.
3½ km south of Vidraru Dam
Vidraru Dam
- Category: arch dam
- Location
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Latitude
45.36632° or 45° 21′ 59″ north
Longitude
24.63058° or 24° 37′ 50″ east
Open location code
8GQ69J8J+G6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Vidraru Dam” goes by many names.
Vidraru DamCebuano
Vodní elektrárna VidraruCzech
VidrarudamDutch
سد فيدراروEgyptian Arabic
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