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 | |
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Location of Pengshui Dam in China | |
Country | China |
Coordinates | 29°12′02″N 108°11′50″E |
Status | In use |
Construction began | 2003 |
Opening date | 2008 |
Owner(s) | Pengshui Hydropower Company |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Arch |
Impounds | Wu River |
Height | 116.5 m (382 ft) |
Length | 325.5 m (1,068 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Pengshui Reservoir |
Total capacity | 518,000,000 m3 (419,949 acre⋅ft) |
Catchment area | 69,000 km2 (26,641 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 2008-2009 |
Type | Conventional |
Turbines | 5 x 350 MW Francis turbines |
Installed capacity | 1,750 MW |
References
- "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.
- "Wujiang Pengshui" (in Chinese). ChangJiang Institute of Survey. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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