viracocha Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) Volkovskaya Dam FACTS Location: Iset River, Kamensk-Uralsky, Russia (Google Maps) Material : Concrete Measurements: Height from bottom to the top 25 m, width 160 m Year: 1935-1939 HISTORY For the Ural Aluminum Plant operation a lot of water was needed so the construction of the dam on the Iset River near the Volkovo village was started the May 13, 1935. Design organization was Leningrad branch of "Hydroelectroprojekt" nowadays "Hydroproject". The concrete dam construction is based on porphyritic rock, height difference 17 m. Dam has eight adjustable spillways and a highway bridge with a pedestrian sidewalk. Buildings on top of the dam are decorated with flat pilasters and profiled cornices. In 1939 Volkovskaya Dam was commissioned and became the first concrete dam in the Urals. The length of the resulting reservoir - 20 km, width - 2.5 km, the volume of water - 21 million cubic meters. Volkovskaya Dam by Dmitriy and Anna, on Flickr Volkovskaya Dam by Dmitriy and Anna, on Flickr Volkovskaya Dam by Dmitriy and Anna, on Flickr Edited July 2, 2016 by viracocha Quote
rodiziorobs Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 I really like how you did this, the grayscale looks wonderful. Quote
GI_Jack Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 Great model. Nicely executed in small scale, water effect is brilliant. Quote
Artanis I Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 Pleasant build. I like the white-water effect Quote
Tomik Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 I like it. It's probably the first model of dam I've ever seen built out of LEGO. Quote
soccerkid6 Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 Magnificent part use, and the grey tone color scheme works amazingly well Quote
BrickCurve Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 Great job! I really like how you have built it in black and white, it makes a nice change. Quote
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