💧 Vilyuy Dam

Russia · Europe · 63.03°N, 112.47°E

The Vilyuy Dam is a large dam and hydroelectric power station on the Vilyuy River in Chernyshevsky, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. The dam was built between 1964 and 1967 to provide power for diamond mines in the area. It is located in the southern part of the Vilyuy Plateau and was one of the first of such major structures in the world to be built on permafrost. Vilyuy is reported to have the coldest operating conditions of any hydroelectric plant in the world.

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Country	Russia
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	63.03°N, 112.47°E · view on map

Vilyuy Dam is located in Russia, in Europe.

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