Gazivoda Dam

Gazivoda Dam
Location of Gazivoda Dam in Kosovo
Official name	Ujman Dam
Country	Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
Location	District of Mitrovica
Coordinates	42°56′25.12″N 20°39′7.39″E / 42.9403111°N 20.6520528°ECoordinates: 42°56′25.12″N 20°39′7.39″E / 42.9403111°N 20.6520528°E
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Opening date	1979
Owner(s)	Ibër-Lepenc
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds	Ibar River
Height	101 m (331 ft)
Length	519 m (1,703 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Gazivoda Lake
Total capacity	370,000,000 m^3 (300,000 acre·ft)
Active capacity	350,000,000 m^3 (280,000 acre·ft)
Catchment area	1,100 km^2 (420 sq mi)
Surface area	11.9 km^2 (4.6 sq mi)
Power station
Turbines	2 x 17.5 MW
Installed capacity	35 MW

The Gazivoda Dam, officially the Ujman Dam, is a rock-filled embankment dam on the Ibar River in the District of Mitrovica, Kosovo.^{[lower-alpha 1]} It was completed in 1979 and forms Gazivoda Lake, the largest reservoir in Kosovo. The dam supports a hydroelectric power station which is located at its base. It has an installed capacity of 35 MW. Gazivoda Lake covers 11.9 km² (4.6 sq mi) of which 2.7 km² (1.0 sq mi) are in Serbia. At 101 m (331 ft) in height, it is also the tallest dam in Kosovo.^[1]

Notes

1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

1. "WTF Project - Dam Safety Review Kosovo" (PDF). Water Task Force Pristine The Republic of Kosovo. Studer Engineering. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2014.