Shapai Dam
Shapai Dam | |
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Location of Shapai Dam in China | |
Country | China |
Location | Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province |
Coordinates | 31°18′39″N 103°41′26″E / 31.31083°N 103.69056°ECoordinates: 31°18′39″N 103°41′26″E / 31.31083°N 103.69056°E |
Status | In use |
Opening date | 2002 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Arch |
Impounds | Caopo River |
Height | 130 metres (427 ft) |
Length | 230 metres (755 ft) |
Width (crest) | 9.5 metres (31 ft) |
Width (base) | 28 metres (92 ft) |
Dam volume | 356,000 cubic metres (12,572,021 cu ft) |
Spillways | Two discharge tunnels |
Spillway capacity | 453 cubic metres per second (15,998 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Shapai Reservoir |
Total capacity | 3,135,000,000 cubic metres (2,541,586 acre·ft) |
Catchment area | 239.2 square kilometres (92 sq mi) |
Power station | |
Hydraulic head | 270 metres (886 ft) |
Turbines | 4 x 18 MW |
Installed capacity | 36 MW |
The Shapai Dam is an arch dam on the Caopo River in Sichuan Province, China. The dam is 130 metres (427 ft) tall and composed of roller-compacted concrete. There are no spillways on the face of the dam but two tunnels are utilized with a discharge capacity of 453 cubic metres per second (15,998 cu ft/s). A single penstock feeds water to a power station 5 kilometres (3 mi) downstream. The power station contains 2 x 18 MW generators with a combined capacity of 36 MW.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Introduction on Shapai Hydropower Station". China Water. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
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