Jiangpinghe Dam

Jiangpinghe Dam
Location of Jiangpinghe Dam in China
Country China
Location Hefeng County in Hubei Province
Coordinates 29°44′41″N 110°22′04″E / 29.74472°N 110.36778°E / 29.74472; 110.36778Coordinates: 29°44′41″N 110°22′04″E / 29.74472°N 110.36778°E / 29.74472; 110.36778
Status Under construction
Construction began 2005
Opening date 2012
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, concrete face rock-fill
Impounds Loushui River
Height 221 metres (725 ft)
Length 414 metres (1,358 ft)
Dam volume 7,180,000 cubic metres (253,559,307 cu ft)
Spillways 3
Spillway type Discharge tunnels
Reservoir
Creates Jiangpinghe Reservoir
Total capacity 1,366,000,000 cubic metres (1,107,434 acre·ft)
Catchment area 2,140 metres (7,021 ft)
Power station
Commission date July 2012
Turbines 2 x 250 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 500 MW
Annual generation 1005 GWh

The Jiangpinghe Dam （Chinese: 江坪河水电站大坝; pinyin: Jiāngpínghé shuǐdiànzhàn dàbà; literally: "Jiangpinghe Hydroelectric Station Dam"） is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Loushui River near Jiangpinghe village, Zouma Town, in Hefeng County in Hubei Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation, flood control and irrigation. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 2 x 250 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 500 MW. Its expected generation of 1005 GWh will be transferred to the Central China Power Grid. Construction on the dam began in 2005 and the first generator went online in July 2012.[1][2] The dam is 221 metres (725 ft) tall, withholding a 1,366,000,000 cubic metres (1,107,434 acre·ft) reservoir of which 787,000,000 cubic metres (638,031 acre·ft) is active or "useful" storage.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "China’s highest CFRDs". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Jiang Ping River Hydropower Project successful closure" (in Chinese). Hubei Province, Hubei Hefeng County Hua Qing Power Co., Ltd. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Jiangpinghe HPP". HYDROCHINA ZHONGNAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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