# Bureya Dam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bureya_Dam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bureya_Dam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureya_Dam > Source revision: 1348334091 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Dam in Russia}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox dam | name = Bureya Dam | name_official = Бурейская ГЭС | image = BureyaHPP9.jpg | image_size = 240 | image_caption = | image_alt = | location_map = Russia Amur Oblast | location_map_size = 240 | location_map_caption = Location of the dam in [Amur Oblast](/source/Amur_Oblast) | coordinates = {{coord|50|16|09|N|130|18|48|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | country = Russia | location = [Far East](/source/Far_Eastern_Federal_District) | purpose = P | status = O | construction_began = 1976 | opening = 2009 | demolished = | cost = | owner = [RusHydro](/source/RusHydro) | dam_type = G | dam_height = {{cvt|140|m}} | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation= | dam_length = {{cvt|736|m}} | dam_width_crest = | dam_width_base = | dam_volume = | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_crosses = [Bureya River](/source/Bureya_River) | spillway_count = | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = | res_name = | res_capacity_total = {{cvt|20.94|GL|acre.ft}} | res_capacity_active = | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = | res_surface = {{cvt|750|km2}} | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length = | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_name = Bureyskaya hydroelectric plant
({{langx|ru|Бурейская ГЭС}}) | plant_coordinates = {{coord|50.2701|130.3136|region:RU_type:landmark|display=inline|format=dms}} | plant_operator = RusHydro | plant_commission = 2010 | plant_decommission = | plant_type = C | plant_turbines = 6 × {{cvt|335|MW}} | plant_capacity = {{cvt|2010|MW|e6hp}} | plant_annual_gen = | website = | extra = }} The '''Bureya Dam''' (locally referred to as '''Bureyskaya''', {{langx|ru|Бурейская ГЭС}}) is a [hydroelectric](/source/hydroelectric) [dam](/source/dam) on the [Bureya River](/source/Bureya_River) in the [Russian Far East](/source/Far_Eastern_Federal_District). ==History== Bureya hydroelectric power station was built by Bureyagesstroy. Construction started in 1976, but was halted until 1999. In 1999, [RAO UES](/source/RAO_UES) restarted the project. The dam was completed and the first unit was launched in 2003.{{cite web |title=Dam Development in Russia |work=Amur-Heilong River Basin Information Center |url=http://amur-heilong.net/http/01_climate_waters/0123RussiaHydro.html |access-date=2011-01-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816234342/http://amur-heilong.net/http/01_climate_waters/0123RussiaHydro.html |archive-date=2010-08-16 }} The construction of the whole complex was completed in 2009.{{cite web |title=Bureisk HPP |work=Bureyagesstroy |url=http://www.bgess.ru/en/objects/text.php?n=6 |access-date=2011-01-22}} The reservoir reached its specified level during the summer-autumn [monsoon](/source/monsoon) season of 2009. It was accompanied with first use of [spillway](/source/spillway)s during planned tests. Despite the fact that all primary construction works on power station was completed, it was officially commenced for exploitation by government commission in 2011. Therefore, officially, the complex is still under construction. ==Description== The Bureya Dam is a [gravity dam](/source/gravity_dam) with height of {{convert|140|m}} and crest length of {{convert|736|m}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.burges.rushydro.ru/hpp/general/|title=Общие сведения|access-date=2016-05-23|archive-date=2019-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905132905/http://www.burges.rushydro.ru/hpp/general/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Bureya Dam |work=International Database and Gallery of Structures |url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0021053 |access-date=2011-01-22}} Owned by [RusHydro](/source/RusHydro), the Bureyskaya [conventional hydroelectric](/source/Hydro-electricity) plant has an installed capacity of {{convert|2010|MW|e6hp|lk=on}}. Power is generated by utilizing six [turbines](/source/water_turbine), each with a capacity of {{cvt|335|MW}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.gem.wiki/Bureyskaya_hydroelectric_plant |title=Bureyskaya hydroelectric plant |work=Global Energy Monitor |date=2026-03-17 |access-date=2026-04-11 }} == Gallery == Bureya Reservoir.jpg|Bureya Reservoir The Spillway of Bureya HPP in work.jpg|Spillways of Bureya HPP in work == See also == {{stack|{{Portal|Russia|Water|Renewable energy}}}} * [List of conventional hydroelectric power stations](/source/List_of_conventional_hydroelectric_power_stations) * [List of power stations in Russia](/source/List_of_power_stations_in_Russia) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category-inline|Bureya hydroelectric power plant}} * {{Official website|http://www.burges.rushydro.ru/}} {{Authority control}} Category:Dams in Russia Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Russia Category:Buildings and structures in the Russian Far East Category:Energy in the Russian Far East Category:Buildings and structures in Amur Oblast Category:Dams completed in 2009 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bureya Dam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureya_Dam) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureya_Dam?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.