Pengshui Dam

The Pengshui Dam is an arch dam on the Wu River in Wulong County, Chongqing, China. The dam provides water to a 1,750 MW hydroelectric power station containing 5 x 350 MW generators. Construction on the dam began in September 2003 and the power plant was operational in 2008.[1][2]

Pengshui Dam
Location of Pengshui Dam in China
CountryChina
Coordinates29°12′02″N 108°11′50″E
StatusIn use
Construction began2003
Opening date2008
Owner(s)Pengshui Hydropower Company
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch
ImpoundsWu River
Height116.5 m (382 ft)
Length325.5 m (1,068 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesPengshui Reservoir
Total capacity518,000,000 m3 (419,949 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area69,000 km2 (26,641 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date2008-2009
TypeConventional
Turbines5 x 350 MW Francis turbines
Installed capacity1,750 MW

See also

References

  1. "The biggest underground power house in karst area in China-Pengshui hydropower project on Wujiang river". ChangJiang Institute of Survey. Archived from the original on 1 August 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. "Wujiang Pengshui" (in Chinese). ChangJiang Institute of Survey. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.


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