Lizhou Dam

Lizhou Dam
Location of Lizhou Dam in China
Country China
Location Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Sichuan Province
Coordinates 28°5′23.69″N 100°56′2.70″E / 28.0899139°N 100.9340833°E / 28.0899139; 100.9340833Coordinates: 28°5′23.69″N 100°56′2.70″E / 28.0899139°N 100.9340833°E / 28.0899139; 100.9340833
Purpose Power
Status Reservoir impounding
Construction began 2009
Opening date 2015
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Arch, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds Muli River
Height 132 m (433 ft)
Width (crest) 7 m (23 ft)
Width (base) 26 m (85 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 186,900,000 m3 (151,500 acre·ft)
Catchment area 8,603 km2 (3,322 sq mi)
Surface area 4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Power station
Name Lizhou Hydropower Plant
Coordinates 27°58′46.35″N 101°0′11.09″E / 27.9795417°N 101.0030806°E / 27.9795417; 101.0030806
Commission date 2016 (est.)
Type Conventional, diversion
Hydraulic head 177 m (581 ft)
Turbines 3 x 115 MW, 2 x 5 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 355 MW

The Lizhou Dam is a arch dam on the Muli River in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Sichuan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and when commissioned it will support a 355 MW power station.[1][2] Water from the dam will be sent to a power station about 14.5 km (9.0 mi) to the southeast. The difference in elevation between the reservoir and power station will afford a hydraulic head (water drop) of 177 m (581 ft). Preliminary construction on the project began in 2009 and the superstructures were approved in 2011. Pouring of roller-compacted concrete for the dam began in 2012.[3][4][5] The dam began to impound its reservoir in December 2015.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Li Chau hydropower (Lizhou Hydropower Station) (立洲水电站)" (in Chinese). Changjiang Water Resources Network and Information Center. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. "Lizhou Hydropower Project" (PDF). United Nations CDM. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. "RCC Dam Database - Search "Lizhou"". Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. "China Huadian's 355-Megawatt Lizhou Hydropower Station in Sichuan Receives Approval". Industrial Info. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. "132 meters! World-class thin arch RCC hyperbolic" (in Chinese). Zhulong. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. "Li Chau Hydropower smoothly impoundment" (in Chinese). China Electric Power Construction Survey and Design Institute Group Ltd. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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