Jinpen Dam

Jinpen Dam
Location of Jinpen Dam in China
Country China
Location Zhouzhi County, Shaanxi Province
Coordinates 34°2′53.63″N 108°12′18.21″E / 34.0482306°N 108.2050583°E / 34.0482306; 108.2050583Coordinates: 34°2′53.63″N 108°12′18.21″E / 34.0482306°N 108.2050583°E / 34.0482306; 108.2050583
Purpose Irrigation, municipal water, flood control, power
Status Operational
Construction began 1996
Opening date 2000 (2000)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill earth-core
Impounds Weihe River
Height 130 m (430 ft)
Length 422 m (1,385 ft)
Elevation at crest 600 m (2,000 ft)
Dam volume 8,150,000 m3 (10,660,000 cu yd)
Spillway type Tunnel, uncontrolled
Spillway capacity 2,000 m3/s (71,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 200,000,000 m3 (160,000 acre·ft)
Active capacity 177,400,000 m3 (143,800 acre·ft)
Catchment area 1,481 km2 (572 sq mi)
Normal elevation 594 m (1,949 ft)
Power station
Commission date 2002
Type Conventional
Turbines 2 x 12.5 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 25 MW

The Jinpen Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Heihe River, a tributary of the Weihe River which flows into the Yellow River, in Zhouzhi County of Shaanxi Province, China. It serves as a multi-purpose dam; providing water for irrigation and municipal uses while also affording flood control and hydroelectric power generation. Water from the reservoir is used to irrigate crops in the Weihe River valley just below the dam. Along with the Shitouhe Dam to the west, the dam supplies the nearby city of Xi'an with municipal water. The power station at the dam has an installed capacity of 25 MW. Construction on the dam began in 1998 and the river was diverted in 1998. Filling of the reservoir began in 2000 and was complete in 2001. The power station was commissioned by 2002.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "AQUASTAT Dams in China" (Microsoft Excel). United Nations – Foreign Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Introduction to Xi'an Heihe Jinpen Water Conservancy Project". China Water. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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