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Ivaylovgrad Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Ivaylovgrad Dam ("") is located in the eastern Rhodope Mountains and is situated on the Arda river, Southern Bulgaria. There are another two large dams of the Arda upstream - Kardzhali Dam and Studen Kladenets Dam to the west of Ivaylovgrad Dam. The dam creates Ivaylovgrad reservoir, which has a total volume of 157,000,000 m3 (127, 000 acre⋅ft) and a drainage basin of 5,128 km2 (1, 980 sq mi). It is situated at an average 120 m above sea level, its dam being 250 m (820 ft) long and 73 m (240 ft) high. The top of the dam consists of six spillways, totaling 83.5 m (274 ft) m in length. Ivaylovgrad Reservoir is an attractive place for tourists and fishermen, where rudd is caught in great numbers.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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