The Sanbanxi Dam is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Yuan (Qingshui) River in Jinping County, Guizhou Province, China. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 4 x 250 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 1,000 MW.[1] Construction began in 2001 and was complete by 2006.[2]
| Sanbanxi Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sanbanxi Dam in China | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Jinping County, Guizhou Province |
| Coordinates | 26°36′21″N 109°02′54″E / 26.60583°N 109.04833°E |
| Status | In use |
| Construction began | 2001 |
| Opening date | 2006 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete face rock-fill |
| Impounds | Yuan (Qingshui) River |
| Height | 185.5 metres (609 ft) |
| Length | 423.75 metres (1,390 ft) |
| Dam volume | 8,280,000 metres (27,165,354 ft) |
| Spillways | 3 |
| Spillway type | Service, gate-controlled chute on crest |
| Spillway capacity | 13,100 cubic metres per second (462,622 cu ft/s) (max) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Sanbanxi Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 4,094,000,000 m3 (3,319,060 acre⋅ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 4 x 250 MW |
| Installed capacity | 1,000 MW |
| Annual generation | 2.428 billion kWh |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Sanbanxi Hydro Power Station" (in Chinese). S.C.Consultation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "China's highest CFRDs". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 8 January 2011.