ROMANIA / ROMÂNIA.
Definitive stamps. Buildings.
Vidraru Dam, Argeș.
Fifth stamp in a set of 19, issued on 15.10.1972.
Face value: 5.15 Romanian lei.
Design: Ion Dumitrana (1923-1976) & Aida Tasgian- Constantinescu.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 28 x 22 mm.
Catalogs
- Michel No. 3087.
- Romfilatelia No. 804d.
- Scott No. 2357.
- StampWorld No. 3046.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3933.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2779.
The Vidraru Dam was built between 1960 and 1966 in the course of the Argeș River, in northern Argeș County, for the production of electricity, irrigation and flood prevention. The dam’s height is 166 m (545 ft), the arch length 305 m (1,000 ft) and it can store 465 million m3 of water. The reservoir is 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi), its length is 10.3 km (6.4 mi), the maximum width is 2.2 km (1.4 mi) and its circumference is 28 km (17 mi). The Vidraru Hydro Power Plant has an installed capacity of 220 MW.
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