Jishixia Dam

The Jishixia Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai Province, China. It is 101 m (331 ft) tall and downstream from the Gongboxia Dam. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and flood control. The dam supports a power station with 3 x 340 MW Francis turbines for a total installed capacity of 1,020 MW. Construction on the dam began in 2005 and the river was diverted in March 2007. The first generator was operational in mid-2010 and the rest by the end of the year.[2][3]

Jishixia Dam
Location of Jishixia Dam in China
Coordinates	35°49′42″N 102°42′23″E
Status	Under construction
Construction began	2005
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Yellow River
Height	101 m (331 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Jishixia Reservoir
Total capacity	263,500,000 m^3 (213,600 acre⋅ft)[1]
Power Station
Turbines	3 x 340 MW Francis turbines
Installed capacity	1,020 MW

See also

• List of power stations in China

References

1. "Hydropower station at Jishixia Gorge begins construction". Qhnews.com. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
2. "Hydroelectric Power Plants in China - Qinghai". IndustCards. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
3. "Yellow River Hydropower Project Jishixia progressing smoothly - hydropower - water industries". FrBiz. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 9 January 2011.