Wuqiangxi Dam
Appearance
Wuqiangxi Dam | |
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Official name | 五强溪水库 |
Country | China |
Location | Yuanling County, Hunan Province |
Coordinates | 28°46′33″N 110°55′25″E / 28.77583°N 110.92361°E |
Status | In use |
Construction began | 1986 |
Opening date | 1996 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Yuan River |
Height | 87.5 m (287 ft) |
Length | 724 m (2,375 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Wuqiangxi Reservoir |
Total capacity | 4,350,000,000 m3 (3,526,602 acre⋅ft) |
Catchment area | 83,800 km2 (32,355 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1996 |
Turbines | 5 x 240 MW |
Installed capacity | 1,200 MW |
Annual generation | 5.37 TWh |
The Wuqiangxi Dam (Chinese: 五强溪水库; pinyin: Wǔqiángxī Shuǐkù) is a gravity dam on the Yuan River in Yuanling County, Hunan Province, China. The purpose of the dam is flood control, hydroelectric power generation and navigation.[1] The dam supports a 1,200 MW power station (255 MW firm power) along with a three-stage ship lock. Initial construction on the dam began in September 1986 and construction on the dam's structures began in December 1989. All five generators were operational in December 1996.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Wuqiangxi Hydraulic Power Station". Hunan Government. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Wuqiangxi HPP". HYDROCHINA ZHONGNAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "WUQIANGXI" (PDF). J Power. Retrieved 12 January 2011.