Sanbanxi Dam

Dam in Jinping County, Guizhou Province
26°36′21″N 109°02′54″E / 26.60583°N 109.04833°E / 26.60583; 109.04833StatusIn useConstruction began2001Opening date2006Dam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, concrete face rock-fillImpoundsYuan (Qingshui) RiverHeight185.5 metres (609 ft)Length423.75 metres (1,390 ft)Dam volume8,280,000 metres (27,165,354 ft)Spillways3Spillway typeService, gate-controlled chute on crestSpillway capacity13,100 cubic metres per second (462,622 cu ft/s) (max)ReservoirCreatesSanbanxi ReservoirTotal capacity4,094,000,000 m3 (3,319,060 acre⋅ft)Power StationTurbines4 x 250 MWInstalled capacity1,000 MWAnnual generation2.428 billion kWh

The Sanbanxi Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Yuan (Qingshui) River in Jinping County, Guizhou Province, China. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 4 x 250 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 1,000 MW.[1] Construction began in 2001 and was complete by 2006.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Sanbanxi Hydro Power Station" (in Chinese). S.C.Consultation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. ^ "China's highest CFRDs". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 8 January 2011.


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