Jiudianxia Dam
Jiudianxia Dam | |
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Location of Jiudianxia Dam in China | |
Country | China |
Location | Jonê County |
Coordinates | 34°55′26″N 103°49′58″E / 34.92389°N 103.83278°ECoordinates: 34°55′26″N 103°49′58″E / 34.92389°N 103.83278°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2005 |
Opening date | 2008 |
Construction cost | US$410 million |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
Impounds | Tao River |
Height | 136.5 m (448 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 2,206 m (7,238 ft) |
Dam volume | 2,800,000 m3 (3,662,262 cu yd) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 943,000,000 m3 (764,503 acre·ft) |
Normal elevation | 2,202 m (7,224 ft)[1] |
Power station | |
Commission date | 2008 |
Turbines | 3 x 100 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 300 MW |
Annual generation | 994 million kWh |
The Jiudianxia Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Tao River in Jonê County, Gansu Province, China. The dam was constructed to conserve water and produce hydroelectricity.[2] The 136.5 m (448 ft) tall dam withholds a reservoir of 943,000,000 m3 (764,503 acre·ft) and its power station has an installed capacity of 300 MW. Construction on the dam began in 2005 and it was complete in 2008.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Gansu Jiudianxia Hydro civil works tenders" (in Chinese). Water China. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "Jiudianxia Water Conservancy Project Starts Generating Power". AsiaInfo Services. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "China's highest CFRDs". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
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