| Nuozhadu Dam |
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Location of Nuozhadu Dam
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| Location |
Puer, Yunnan Province |
| Coordinates |
22°39′22″N 100°25′06″E / 22.65611°N 100.41833°E / 22.65611; 100.41833Coordinates: 22°39′22″N 100°25′06″E / 22.65611°N 100.41833°E / 22.65611; 100.41833 |
| Construction began |
2004 |
| Opening date |
2012 |
| Dam and spillways |
| Type of dam |
Embankment, central core, rock-fill |
| Height |
261.5 m (858 ft) |
| Length |
608 m (1,995 ft) |
| Crest width |
18 m (59 ft) |
| Impounds |
Lancang (Mekong) River |
| Type of spillway |
Service, controlled side channel chute |
| Spillway capacity |
31,318 m3/s (1,106,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir |
| Creates |
Nuozhadu Reservoir |
| Capacity |
21,749,000,000 m3 (17,632,000 acre·ft) |
| Catchment area |
140,000 km2 (54,000 sq mi) |
| Surface area |
320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Power station |
| Commission date |
2012-2014 |
| Hydraulic head |
187 m (614 ft) |
| Turbines |
9 x 650 MW |
| Installed capacity |
5,850 MW |
Nuozhadu Dam (simplified Chinese: 糯扎渡大坝; traditional Chinese: 糯扎渡大壩; pinyin: Nuòzhādù Dàbà) is an embankment dam on the Lancang (Mekong) River in Yunnan Province, southwest China. The dam is 261.5 m (858 ft) tall, and creates a reservoir with a normal capacity of 21,749,000,000 m3 (17,632,000 acre·ft) at a level of 812 m (2,664 ft) asl. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production along with flood control and navigation. The dam will support a power station with nine generators, each with generating capacity of 650 MW. The total generating capacity of the project is 5,850 MW.[1] Construction on the project began in 2004 and the dam's first generator went online 6 September 2012. The remaining generators should be commissioned by 2014.[2] The construction and management of the project is being implemented by Huaneng Power International Ltd., which has a concession to build, own and operate hydroelectric dams on China's stretch of the Mekong River.
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On tributaries of
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