Grančarevo Dam

Grančarevo Dam
Location of Grančarevo Dam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location Gornje Grančarevo, Trebinje
Coordinates 42°44′2.15″N 18°29′48.57″E / 42.7339306°N 18.4968250°E / 42.7339306; 18.4968250Coordinates: 42°44′2.15″N 18°29′48.57″E / 42.7339306°N 18.4968250°E / 42.7339306; 18.4968250
Purpose Flood control, power
Status Operational
Opening date 1967 (1967)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Arch
Impounds Trebišnjica River
Height 123 m (404 ft)
Length 439 m (1,440 ft)
Width (crest) 4.6 m (15 ft)
Width (base) 27 m (89 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Bileća Lake
Total capacity 1,280,000,000 m3 (1,040,000 acre·ft)
Active capacity 1,082,000,000 m3 (877,000 acre·ft)
Power station
Name Trebinje-1(Čapljina) Hydroelectric Power Station
Commission date 1968
Type Conventional
Hydraulic head 104.5 m (343 ft)
Turbines 3 x 60 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 180 MW

The Grančarevo Dam is an arch dam on the Trebišnjica River near Gornje Grančarevo in the municipality of Trebinje in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At 123 m (404 ft) in height, it is the tallest dam in the country. Its reservoir, Bileća Lake, is the largest by volume in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well. The dam provides for flood control and hydroelectric power generation. The dam was completed in 1967 and its 180 MW power station, Trebinje-1 (Čapljina) Hydroelectric Power Station, was commissioned in 1968. A smaller 8 MW power station, Treblinje-2, was completed downstream in 1979.[1][2]

References

  1. "Countries, regions, transboundary river basins (select "Bosnia and Herzegovina" and "Dams")". United Nations FAO. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. "Hydroelectric power on Trebišnjici" (in Croatian). Electric Power Industry of the Republic of Serbian. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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