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Looks historically unprecedented (?). This is a run-of-the-river type dam (relatively small elevation drop between upstream and downstream), but one with an eno

Looks historically unprecedented (?). This is a run-of-the-river type dam (relatively small elevation drop between upstream and downstream), but one with an enormous reservoir, with a volume (1.8e10 m³ nominal) larger than e.g. Banqiao (4.9e8 m³) or Mosul (1.1e10 m³). It is/was #48 on Wikipedia's ranking of world's largest water reservoirs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakhovka_Hydroelectric_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakhovka_Hydroelectric_Power_P... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banqiao_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banqiao_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosul_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosul_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reservoirs_by_volume https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reservoirs_by_volume

valeg 3y ago
unfortunately, no https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/02/second-world-war-dnieper-dam-blown-up-by-russians-1941 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/02/second-world-w...
- dogma1138 3y ago
  I think they meant the size of the res. During WW2 blowing up dams did happen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise
p3rls 3y ago
Both dams and human conflict are pretty ancient. China alone has like 10 stories in their historical record like this.
- fakedang 3y ago
  China blew up so many dams in WW2 to stop the Japanese. In the end, they didn't even slow them much, but killed 300k Chinese civilians.
consp 3y ago
Looking at the innundation by blowing up the dikes in ww2 near my birth city it's not unprecedented but now definately a war crime (which the allies did btw). The reservoir here was the North Sea.
- yread 3y ago
  You're talking about Operation Infatuate when the Allies flooded Westerscheld? Flooding size could be bigger but affected population was way smaller.
  - ASalazarMX 3y ago
    An arguably smaller war crime then?

valeg 3y ago

unfortunately, no https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/02/second-world-war-dnieper-dam-blown-up-by-russians-1941 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/02/second-world-w...

dogma1138 3y ago
I think they meant the size of the res. During WW2 blowing up dams did happen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise

p3rls 3y ago

Both dams and human conflict are pretty ancient. China alone has like 10 stories in their historical record like this.

fakedang 3y ago
China blew up so many dams in WW2 to stop the Japanese. In the end, they didn't even slow them much, but killed 300k Chinese civilians.

consp 3y ago

Looking at the innundation by blowing up the dikes in ww2 near my birth city it's not unprecedented but now definately a war crime (which the allies did btw). The reservoir here was the North Sea.

yread 3y ago
You're talking about Operation Infatuate when the Allies flooded Westerscheld? Flooding size could be bigger but affected population was way smaller.
- ASalazarMX 3y ago
  An arguably smaller war crime then?