karhokova the ukraine dam was blown --breif note

 

The flooding surge killed 20,000 to over 100,000 unsuspecting civilians, as well as Red Army officers who were crossing over the river.^[8] It was partially dynamited again by retreating German troops in 1943^[9] although another source states the German attempt to do so was thwarted by the Soviets.^[10] In the end, the dam suffered extensive damage, and the powerhouse hall was nearly destroyed. Both were rebuilt between 1944 and 1949. 

******************* in the future this will be REBUILT with better updated equipment--needed--while all proganda was end of the world**   I would say thank god--better equipment and technology for hydro electric--kind of excited to see what they come up with ***** in the future----going to be beautiful to rebuild****************************

General Electric built the new generators for the dam. Their weight was more than 1,020 tonnes. The generators replaced those destroyed during World War II. Each of the new units is rated 90 MW, as     compared to the 77.5 MW of the old generators built in 1931. With a frame diameter of 12.93 metres (42.4 ft), units were shipped in 1946.^[11]

Power generation was restarted in 1950. In 1969–1980, the second powerhouse was built with a production capacity of 828 MW. Currently, the dam is over 800 metres (2,600 ft) long and 61 metres (200 ft) high. The dam elevates the river water up to 37 metres (121 ft), which floods the rapids above and makes the entire Dnieper navigable. Over its long history, the dam was hailed as one of the greatest achievements of Soviet industrialization programs.