Reservoir of Riga Hydropower Station on the River Daugava - Latvia

Basic Information
Site Name
Reservoir of Riga Hydropower Station on the River Daugava
Short name
Riga_Reservoir
Country
Latvia
Web Address
http://hydrolab.lu.lv
Site Manager
Gunta Springe
Ilga Kokorite
Site Description
Reservoir of Riga Hydropower station (Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant). The Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant was put into operation in 1974. In order to build Riga HES, a dam was constructed across the Daugava River through the middle of Doles Sala, half of which has since been flooded to make room for Riga Reservoir. Along with Doles Sala, there have been several other smaller islands drowned in order to fill the reservoir. The dam was built in the late 1970s.
Last modified
2024-09-09 10:09:50

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1976
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Latvia✔ (LTER_EU_LV_004)This site is a verified "LTER Latvia" member.
Projects
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
Photos
not defined
not defined
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not defined
Geographic
View in site map
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 56.8333 Longitude: 24.3333

Size
ca. 4230.00ha
Elevation (average)
16.00msl
Elevation (min)
17.00msl
Elevation (max)
18.00msl
Related location(s)
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water rivers
Biome
Fresh Water Rivers
Ecosystem Type
Rivers
Large rivers
Biogeographical Region
Boreal Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Bentho-pelagic habitats (X30)
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface running waters (C2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.95°C
Precipitation Annual
636.10mm
Geology
The river bed consists of devonian dolomite
Vegetation
No vegetation
Soils
sediments accumulated in water reservoir
Hydrology
Dam was constructed across the Daugava River through the middle of Doles Sala, half of which has since been flooded to make room for Riga Reservoir. Along with Doles Sala, there have been several other smaller islands drowned in order to fill the reservoir.
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Unstructured file
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Boat
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » Unknown number of places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
boat
Permanent Operation
No
Operation Notes
once per year
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
Data Policy Notes
Individual request by e-mail to contact person
LTER Site Classification
Extensive
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
2 dataset(s) in total:
Air temperature data Riga Hydro Power Station Reservoir on the Daugava River 1976-2015
Precipitation data Riga Hydro Power Station Reservoir on the Daugava River 1976-2015
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.