Weiyuan Dam

Weiyuan Dam
Location of Weiyuan Dam in China
Country China/North Korea
Location Ji'an, Jilin Province/Manpo, Chagang Province
Coordinates 40°54′05.83″N 125°58′23.77″E / 40.9016194°N 125.9732694°E / 40.9016194; 125.9732694Coordinates: 40°54′05.83″N 125°58′23.77″E / 40.9016194°N 125.9732694°E / 40.9016194; 125.9732694
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began 1979
Opening date 1987
Dam and spillways
Impounds Yalu River
Height 55 m (180 ft)
Length 637 m (2,090 ft)
Elevation at crest 171 m (561 ft)
Spillway type Gate-controlled
Reservoir
Total capacity 626,000,000 m3 (507,506 acre·ft)
Catchment area 31,602 km2 (12,202 sq mi)
Normal elevation 164 m (538 ft)
Power station
Commission date 1987-1988
Hydraulic head 39 m (128 ft) (design)
Turbines 6 x 65 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 390 MW
Annual generation 1200 GWh

The Weiyuan Dam is a gravity dam on the Yalu River between China and North Korea. It is located 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Ji'an in Jilin Province, China and Manpo in Chagang Province, North Korea. It was constructed between 1979 and 1987. The dam's six 65 MW generators were commissioned in 1987 and 1988. It is jointly owned and operated by China and North Korea.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Weiyuan hydropower (渭源水电站)" (in Chinese). Neidri. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. 渭源水电站 (in Chinese). iCIBA. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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