Yenisey River and Krasnoyarsk Dam

The Yenisey is the largest river by volume in Russia, and as such has many hydroelectric projects along its length. First is a look along the river. Then two of the dam from below and from the top. The other two are the unique thing about this dam. That big rig is called the ship ladder, used to move river ships around the dam. It runs on rails from a pool near the foot of the dam where ships can drive in. The big rig lift them, runs up a steep rail incline and floats the boat in a similar pool behind the dam. This was less expensive than locks as the valley is both deep and hard granite. It wasn't running today, but I was told it takes an hour and a half to move one ship.Read more