Junghua Dam

Jhonghua Dam

View of dam in the Dahan River gorge.
Location Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Coordinates 24°44′13″N 121°21′03″E / 24.73694°N 121.35083°E / 24.73694; 121.35083Coordinates: 24°44′13″N 121°21′03″E / 24.73694°N 121.35083°E / 24.73694; 121.35083
Construction began 1978
Opening date 1984
Dam and spillways
Impounds Dahan River
Height 82 metres (269 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 16,700,000 cubic metres (13,500 acre·ft)
Power station
Installed capacity 40 MW
Annual generation 200 million KWh

Junghua Dam, also spelled Ronghua Dam, (Chinese: 榮華大壩; pinyin: Rónghuá Dàbà; Wade–Giles: Jung2-hua2 Ta4-pa4) is a dam crossing the Dahan River, a tributary to the Tamsui River, in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[1]

The dam was started in December 1978 and finished in June 1984.[2] The cost was NT$1.83 billion. The Junghua Dam is within the catchment area of the Shihmen Reservoir, 27 kilometers upstream of the Shihmen Dam in the Dahan River gorge.[2] The dam's main function is to prevent sand from moving downstream and building up as silt in the Shimen Reservoir. It also serves as a diversion point for sending water to a 40,000 kilowatt hydroelectric plant located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) downstream.

The dam has almost no effective storage capacity, as almost its entire reservoir has been filled by sediment.

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References

  1. ↑ Jung-hua Ta-pa (dam), Taiwan.
  2. 1 2 Junghua Dam, Northern Region Water Resources Office, Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan.

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