Yangqu Dam
Yangqu Dam | |
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Country | China |
Location | Xinghai County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province |
Coordinates | 35°42′4″N 100°16′8″E / 35.70111°N 100.26889°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2010 |
Opening date | 2016 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
Impounds | Yellow River |
Height | 150 m (490 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 1,472,000,000 m3 (1,193,000 acre⋅ft) |
Commission date | 2016 (est.) |
Type | Conventional |
Turbines | 3 x 400 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 1,200 MW |
The Yanqu Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Yellow River in Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China.[1] Construction on the dam began in 2010 and its 1,200 MW hydroelectric power station became operational in 2016. It is located upstream of the Longyangxia Dam.[2]
See also
- List of tallest dams in the world
- List of dams and reservoirs in China
- List of tallest dams in China
References
- ^ "'An army of robots' and zero human workers will build a dam in China". South China Morning Post. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Yellow River Hydropower Project started in early sheep song" (in Chinese). Cn Hydro. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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