Gazivoda Dam

Ujmani Dam
Ujmani Dam
	Location of Ujmani Dam in Kosovo
Official name	Diga e Ujmanit
Country	Kosovo
Location	District of Mitrovica
Coordinates	42°56′25.12″N 20°39′7.39″E / 42.9403111°N 20.6520528°ECoordinates: 42°56′25.12″N 20°39′7.39″E / 42.9403111°N 20.6520528°E
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Opening date	1979; 43 years ago
Owner(s)	Ibar-Lepenica
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds	Ibar River
Height	101 m (331 ft)
Length	519 m (1,703 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Gazivode Lake
Total capacity	370,000,000 m3 (300,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	350,000,000 m3 (280,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	1,100 km2 (420 sq mi)
Surface area	11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Turbines	2 x 17.5 MW
Installed capacity	35 MW

The Ujmani Dam, officially Ujmani Dam, is a rock-filled embankment dam on the Ibar River in the District of Mitrovica, Kosovo.^[a] It was completed in 1979 and forms Gazivode Lake, the largest reservoir in Kosovo. The dam supports a hydroelectric power station which is located at its base. It has an installed capacity of 35 MW. Gazivode Lake covers 11.9 km² (4.6 sq mi) of which 2.7 km² (1.0 sq mi) are in Serbia. At 101 m (331 ft) in height, it is also the tallest dam in Kosovo.

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^ ^a ^b Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

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[status-1] Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

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