Ivailovgrad Hydroelectric Power Station
Huhla, Bulgaria
The 2432nd largest power station in the world
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.
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