Vidraru Dam, Arch dam in Argeș County, Romania.
The concrete structure rises 166 meters high and stretches 307 meters across the Argeș River between the Frunții and Ghițu Mountains.
Construction of the dam took place from 1960 to 1966, requiring 42 kilometers of underground tunnels and the excavation of one million cubic meters of rock.
A steel statue of Prometheus holding lightning bolts, created by sculptor Constantin Popovici, stands near the dam as a symbol of electrical power.
The hydroelectric power plant, built 104 meters underground, generates 400 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually with an installed capacity of 220 megawatts.
The reservoir stretches 10.3 kilometers in length, covers 893 hectares, and reaches depths of 155 meters at its deepest point near the dam wall.
Location: Argeș County
Architects: Radu Prișcu
GPS coordinates: 45.36469,24.63959
Latest update: May 16, 2025 01:18
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