Oskil Dam

Oskil Dam
The Oskil Reservoir that the dam created
Location of Oskil Dam in Kharkiv Oblast
Oskil Dam (Ukraine)
LocationOskil, Ukraine
Coordinates49°10′30″N 37°28′19″E / 49.17500°N 37.47194°E / 49.17500; 37.47194
PurposePower, irrigation
StatusDestroyed
Construction began1954
Opening date1958 (1958)
Demolition dateApril 2, 2022
Owner(s)Water of Donbas
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth-fill embankment with gravity sections
ImpoundsOskil River
Length1,025 m (3,363 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesOskil Reservoir
Total capacity474×10^6 m3 (384,278 acre⋅ft)
Surface area130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines2 × 1,840 kW
Installed capacity3,680 kW
Annual generation15 million kWh

The Oskil Dam (Ukrainian: Оскільська ГЕС), also known as the Oskil Hydroelectric Station, was a former hydroelectric plant in Eastern Ukraine along the Oskil River. The plant first began operation in 1958, and was destroyed on April 2, 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War.