Râuşor

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Râuşor
Location of Râuşor
Country Romania
Coordinates 45°23′38″N 25°03′46″E / 45.393824°N 25.062729°E / 45.393824; 25.062729Coordinates: 45°23′38″N 25°03′46″E / 45.393824°N 25.062729°E / 45.393824; 25.062729
Purpose Water supply, hydroelectricity, irrigation
Opening date 1987
Owner(s) Hidroelectrica
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment dam
Length 380
Height 120
Dam volume 60 million m³
Spillway type Gated
Spillway capacity 620 m³/s
Reservoir
Catchment area 115 km²
Surface area 190 ha
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Râuşor is a rock-fill water dam build in 1987 in the far north of Argeș County, Romania. It has a wall height of 120 m (390 ft) and a total volume of 60 million m³.

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