The Jiangpinghe Dam (Chinese: 江坪河水电站大坝; pinyin: Jiāngpínghé shuǐdiànzhàn dàbà; lit. 'Jiangpinghe Hydroelectric Station Dam') is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Loushui River near Jiangpinghe village, Zouma Town, in Hefeng County in Hubei Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation, flood control and irrigation. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 2 x 250 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 500 MW. Its expected generation of 1005 GWh will be transferred to the Central China Power Grid. Construction on the dam began in 2005 and the first generator went online in July 2012.[1][2] The dam is 221 metres (725 ft) tall, withholding a 1,366,000,000 cubic metres (1,107,434 acre⋅ft) reservoir of which 787,000,000 cubic metres (638,031 acre⋅ft) is active or "useful" storage.[3]

Jiangpinghe Dam
Jiangpinghe Dam is located in China
Jiangpinghe Dam
Location of Jiangpinghe Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationHefeng County in Hubei Province
Coordinates29°44′41″N 110°22′04″E / 29.74472°N 110.36778°E / 29.74472; 110.36778
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2005
Opening date2012
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete face rock-fill
ImpoundsLoushui River
Height221 metres (725 ft)
Length414 metres (1,358 ft)
Dam volume7,180,000 cubic metres (253,559,307 cu ft)
Spillways3
Spillway typeDischarge tunnels
Reservoir
CreatesJiangpinghe Reservoir
Total capacity1,366,000,000 cubic metres (1,107,434 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area2,140 metres (7,021 ft)
Power Station
Commission dateJuly 2012
Turbines2 x 250 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity500 MW
Annual generation1005 GWh

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  1. ^ "China's highest CFRDs". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Jiang Ping River Hydropower Project successful closure" (in Chinese). Hubei Province, Hubei Hefeng County Hua Qing Power Co., Ltd. Retrieved 9 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Jiangpinghe HPP". HYDROCHINA ZHONGNAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION. 2010-03-24. Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 8 January 2011.