Vilyuy Dam

The Vilyuy Dam is a large dam and hydroelectric power station on the Vilyuy River in , , , . The dam was built between 1964 and 1967 to provide power for diamond mines in the area.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chernyshevskiy.

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Vilyuy Dam

Latitude
63.03193° or 63° 1′ 55″ north
Longitude
112.47469° or 112° 28′ 29″ east
Established
1967
Operator
ПАО «Якутскэнерго»
Open location code
9PMJ2FJF+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 368784611
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q4111427
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yakut—“Vilyuy Dam” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “維柳伊大壩”
  • Czech: “Viljujská vodní elektrárna”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد فيليوى”
  • French: “barrage de Viliouï”
  • French: “Barrage de Viliouï”
  • Italian: “diga di Vilyuy”
  • Persian: “سد ویلیوی”
  • Polish: “Wilujska Elektrownia Wodna”
  • Russian: “Вилюйская ГЭС”
  • Turkish: “Vilyuy Barajı”
  • Turkish: “Vilyuy Hidroelektrik Santrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Вілюйська ГЕС”
  • Yakut: “Бүлүүтээҕи ГЭС”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: ФОК Каскад and Чернышевская городская больница.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Саханефтегаз and Чернышевская.

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