Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station

Zhiguli Dam
Location of Zhiguli Dam in Russia
Official nameЖигулёвская ГЭС
LocationZhigulyovsk
Russia
Coordinates53°25′36″N 49°28′44″E / 53.42667°N 49.47889°E / 53.42667; 49.47889
Construction began1950
Opening date1957
Owner(s)RusHydro
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsVolga River
Height52 m (171 ft)
Length2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Width (base)750 m (2,460 ft)
Spillway capacity40,000 m3/s (1,400,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesKuybyshev Reservoir
Total capacity57.3 km3 (13.7 cu mi)
Surface area6,450 km2 (2,490 sq mi)
Maximum water depth41 m (135 ft)
Power Station
Turbines4 × 120 MW
16 × 125,5 MW
Installed capacity2,488 MW
Annual generation11,815 GWh

The Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station or Zhigulyovskaya Hydroelectric Station (Russian: Жигулёвская ГЭС, romanized: Zhigulyovskaya GES), formerly known as Kuybyshev Hydroelectric Station (Kuybyshev GES) is a large dam and hydroelectric station on the Volga River, located near Zhigulyovsk and Tolyatti in Samara Oblast of Russia. It is the sixth stage of the Volga-Kama Cascade of dams, and the second largest of them by installed power generating capacity.