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Vidra Lake

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Type
  
artificial lake

Primary outflows
  
Lotru River

Max. length
  
8 km (5.0 mi)

Surface elevation
  
1,289 m

Length
  
8 km

Inflow source
  
Lotru

Parent range
  
Parâng Mountains group

Primary inflows
  
Lotru River

Basin countries
  
Romania

Max. width
  
1.4 km (0.87 mi)

Area
  
12.4 km²

Width
  
1.4 km

Outflow location
  
Lotru

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Vidra Lake is a storage reservoir, located in the Parâng Mountains group, on the Lotru River, in Romania.

Map of Vidra Lake, Romania

It has an area of 12.40 km² and a volume of 340 million m³.

Its associated hydroelectric plant Ciungetu, has a maximum power output of 510 MW, using an altitude difference of about 800 metres (2,600 ft).

The dam and the hydro plant were built between 1965 and 1972. It is the second largest hydro plant in Romania, after Iron Gates.

References

Vidra Lake Wikipedia