Krasnoyarsk ship lift

55°56′20″N 92°17′14″E / 55.9388°N 92.2873°E / 55.9388; 92.2873

Krasnoyarsk ship lift Судоподъёмник Красноярской ГЭС
General information
Location	Russia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Divnogorsk
System	Boat lift
History
Opened	1982
Location

The Krasnoyarsk ship lift (Russian: Судоподъёмник Красноярской ГЭС) is a boat lift at the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station on the Yenisei River, located in Divnogorsk, Russia. It is the only boat lift in Russia.

The Krasnoyarsk ship lift was developed by Lenhydroproject, and manufactured by Lengidrostal. Construction began in 1976, and the lift was operational by 1982. The boat lift consists of the outer harbor, the bottom of the approach channel, the lift itself, and a turntable. The platform of the lift moves along an inclined rack railway with a track gauge of 9 m. The lift is propelled by an electric drive.

Ships transported by the Krasnoyarsk ship lift remain afloat. The lift platform contains a caisson, so that boats may simply float into the platform when they wish to traverse the dam. In order to load the ship lift, the platform is partially lowered below the water level and a gate opens. A ship may then float onto the platform, at which point the gate is closed behind the ship, sealing the ship and water onto the platform. The platform then moves up the overpass along its tracks.

At the crest of the hill the rails are built upon, the platform enters a turntable which rotates the platform onto another track heading down the opposite slope of the hill. Following this track the platform is lowered into the upper tail waters of the Krasnoyarsk dam. Once the platform is partially submerged on the other side of the dam, the gate opens again and the ship may leave the lift and enter the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir.

Technical features

External videos
Krasnoyarsk ship lift (FBU "Administration "Yeniseirechtrans") on YouTube
It's the one: Krasnoyarsk ship lift on YouTube

• calculated load capacity - up to 1,500 tons
• useful dimensions of ship-chamber: length - 90 m, width - 18 m, depth - 2.2 m
• overall dimensions of ship-chamber: length - 113 m, width - 26 m, the maximum height - 20 m
• ship-chamber weight: without water - 4 500 tonnes, with the water and the vessel - 8 100 tonnes
• level difference between the upper and lower tail water - 104 m^{[citation needed]}
• length of the "dry" way - 1180 m^{[citation needed]}
• full operational length with underwater sections - 1510 m
• speed - 1 m/s
• rod - 850 tonnes
• gearless drive - motors 1MR16C (68 kW, the moment 29000 Nm, 24 rev/min)
• number of motors and the support wheels - 156
• number of carriages - 78
• limiting the size of the transported vessel - length 80 m, width 17 m, draft 1.86 m^{[citation needed]}
• maximum axle load - 104 tons per axle^{[citation needed]}
• diameter of the rotator - 106 m, angle of rotation - 140 degrees

See also

• Boat lift
• Hydroelectric power plant
• Lock (water navigation)
• List of boat lifts